Wimbledon 2019: Order of play for Friday – day 11 featuring Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic vs Roberto Bautista Agut
The full schedule for day 11 of the Championships
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Your support makes all the difference.The men's singles semi-finals get underway on the 11th day of this year's Wimbledon Championships.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic kicks off proceedings on Centre Court where he takes on Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.
The Serbian is expected to reach the sixth Wimbledon final of his career.
It's anyone's guess for the second semi-final of the day: Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer. The two men are meeting for the first time here at the All England Club since that iconic 2008 final, won by Nadal.
They both head into their clash in top form, having cruised their way through the Championships.
ORDER OF PLAY - DAY 11
CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 1 vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [23] 56
2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] 96 vs Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 128
No.1 COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Yifan Xu (CHN) [4] 48 vs Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) [2] 64
2 Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [1] 1 vs Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) [3] 17
3 Bruno Soares (BRA) / Nicole Melichar (USA) [1] or Matwe Middelkoop (NED) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) 12 vs Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) or Franko Skugor (CRO) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) [12] 25
No.3 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Jamie Delgado (GBR) / Jonathan Marray (GBR) vs Xavier Malisse (BEL) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) (RR)
NOT BEFORE 12.45
2 Jacco Eltingh (NED) / Paul Haarhuis (NED) vs Greg Rusedski (GBR) / Fabrice Santoro (FRA) (OD)
3 Cara Black (ZIM) / Martina Navratilova (USA) vs Iva Majoli (CRO) / Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) (SL)
COURT 12 - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Marion Bartoli (FRA) / Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs Conchita Martinez (ESP) / Barbara Schett (AUT) (SL)
2 Arthur Fery (GBR) / Toby Samuel (GBR) 18 vs Brandon Nakashima (USA) / Valentin Royer (FRA) 23 (BD)
3 Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) / Ai Sugiyama (JPN) vs Anne Keothavong (GBR) / Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) (SL)
4 Martin Damm (USA) / Toby Kodat (USA) [3] 9 vs Jacob Fearnley (GBR) / Connor Thomson (GBR) 15 (BD)
COURT 18 - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START
1 Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) [8] 16 vs Martin Damm (USA) [4] 17 (BS)
2 Carlos Gimeno Valero (ESP) 47 vs Harold Mayot (FRA) [17] 56 (BS)
3 Natsumi Kawaguchi (JPN) / Adrienn Nagy (HUN) [3] or Polina Kudermetova (RUS) / Giulia Morlet (FRA) 11 vs Funa Kozaki (JPN) / Amarissa Kiara Toth (HUN) 13 (GD)
4 Liam Draxl (CAN) / Govind Nanda (USA) [7] 25 vs Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) / Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN) [2] 32 (BD)
COURT 5 - 11:00 START
1 Emma Navarro (USA) [1] 1 vs Daria Snigur (UKR) 26 (GS)
2 Diane Parry (FRA) [4] 48 vs Alexa Noel (USA) [10] 56 (GS)
3 Kamilla Bartone (LAT) / Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) or Robin Montgomery (USA) / Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) 4 vs Holly Fischer (GBR) / Matilda Mutavdzic (GBR) or Chloe Beck (USA) / Emma Navarro (USA) [7] 8 (GD)
COURT 8 - 11:00 START
1 Savannah Broadus (USA) / Abigail Forbes (USA) 26 vs Alina Charaeva (RUS) / Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) [2] 32 (GD)
2 Jonas Forejtek (CZE) / Jiri Lehecka (CZE) [1] 1 vs Cannon Kingsley (USA) / Alexander Zgirovsky (BLR) or Shunsuke Mitsui (JPN) / Keisuke Saitoh (JPN) [6] 8 (BD)
3 Hurricane Tyra Black (USA) / Shavit Kimchi (ISR) [8] or Aubane Droguet (FRA) / Selena Janicijevic (FRA) 19 vs Joanna Garland (TPE) / Sohyun Park (KOR) [4] 24 (GD)
COURT 14 - 11:00 START
1 Dylan Alcott (AUS) / Andy Lapthorne (GBR) 1 vs Koji Sugeno (JPN) / David Wagner (USA) 2
2 Diede De Groot (NED) [1] 1 vs Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) 3
3 Stephane Houdet (FRA) / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) [1] 1 vs Alfie Hewett (GBR) / Gordon Reid (GBR) 2 (DM)
4 Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) / Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) 3 vs Marjolein Buis (NED) / Giulia Capocci (ITA) [2] 4 (DW)
COURT 15 - 11:00 START
1 Stephane Houdet (FRA) or Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 6 vs Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) [2] 8
COURT 17 - 11:00 START
1 Shingo Kunieda (JPN) [1] 1 vs Stefan Olsson (SWE) 4
2 Aniek Van Koot (NED) 5 vs Yui Kamiji (JPN) [2] 8
3 Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) / Shingo Kunieda (JPN) 3 vs Joachim Gerard (BEL) / Stefan Olsson (SWE) [2] 4 (DM)
4 Diede De Groot (NED) / Aniek Van Koot (NED) [1] 1 vs Yui Kamiji (JPN) / Jordanne Whiley (GBR) 2 (DW)
MATCHES TO BE ARRANGED
NOT BEFORE 17.00
1 Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) [5] 33 vs Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Latisha Chan (TPE) [8] or Evan Hoyt (GBR) / Eden Silva (GBR) 60
2 Colin Fleming (GBR) / Ross Hutchins (GBR) vs Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) / Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) (RR)
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Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-4 Federer* (40-15)
Federe remains calm and composed, as he serves his way towards the game.
Nadal had a look-in at 15-0 with a pass down the line, but he went crosscourt and Federer read him.
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer
Federer holds, and is just a game away now from Sunday's final against Novak Djokovic!
Nadal will serve to stay in it...
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (40-15)
Did Nadal just hit a flat, single-handed backhand?!
He wins the point with it though, as Federer nets at 30-15.
Couple of game points.
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (40-40)
A simple Nadal miss at the net, and ANOTHER Federer winner, means it's deuce.
The Swiss is two points from victory...
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (ad Nadal)
WOW! Federer returns to Nadal's feet, Nadal nets... it's match po..... oh no wait, Federer has challenged the serve already!
It's in! Can you believe it?! Advantage Nadal...
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (40-40)
A net cord kills Nadal mid-rally, Federer swiping crosscourt for a winner.
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (ad Federer)
This time, Federer's return to Nadal's feet counts, Nadal nets... MATCH POINT!
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (40-40)
MATCH POINT SAVED!
Big Nadal serve down the T, Federer return long. "VAMOS!" Rafa screams!
Back to deuce.
*Nadal 6-7(3) 6-1 3-6 3-5 Federer (ad Nadal)
An irretrievable Nadal serve... back at game point.
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