Second seed Rafael Nadal is first up on a blustery Centre Court in his quarter-final against seventh seed Tomas Berdych Both players struggle to contend with the strong wind but the Spaniard gains control as he wins the first-set tie-break 7-1 Berdych fails to test Nadal and the second seed races to a comprehensive 6-7 (1-7) 4-6 2-6 win to seal a semi-final spot Novak Djokovic faces Cypriot favourite Marcos Baghdatis and his exuberant fans in the opening match on Court One Baghdatis takes the fourth seed to a tie-break but loses it 7-4 as the Serbian gains the upper hand in the quarter-final Djokovic takes the second set 11-9 in a thrlling tie-break - but Baghdatis wins the next set Baghdatis levels the match after winning the fourth set 6-4 as the classic encounter moves into its fifth hour The tension is unbearable in the final set as Baghdatis loses a crucial service game late in the final set The break of serve proves vital for Djokovic as he seals the win in an epic that lasted just under five hours Defending champion Roger Federer claims the first set of his quarter-final against Juan Carlos Ferrero on Centre Court Ferrero battles back as Federer loses just the sixth set in his 31-match winning sequence at Wimbledon Despite Ferrero's brave resistance Federer wraps up the remaining sets to earn a 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-1 6-3 win In the opening women's semi-final Ana Ivanovic struggles to match Venus Williams as she loses the opening set 6-2 The improved Ivanovic tests Williams but the American seals a spot in her sixth Wimbledon final with a 6-2 6-4 win Women's top seed Justine Henin looks to be in great form against Marion Bartoli as she wins the opening set 6-1 But the underdog Bartoli fights back superbly in the second set and wins it 7-5 to force a decider And as Henin capitulates, Bartoli storms to a shock 1-6 7-5 6-1 victory to take her place in the final In the last quarter-final of the day Andy Roddick gains control as he takes the opening two sets against Richard Gasquet Gasquet manages to stem the tide by winning a tie-break to take the third set And Gasquet goes on to complete a remarkable five-set victory and dump Roddick out of the tournament
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