Wimbledon 2018 - as it happened: Rafael Nadal into semi-finals as Roger Federer is knocked out
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Your support makes all the difference.Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal go head to head on Centre Court in what is today's standout quarter-final.
After beating Gilles Simon 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 7-6 (7-5), Del Potro is making his first quarter-final appearance at SW19 since 2013.
Nadal, meanwhile, reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2011 with a straight-set win over unseeded Czech Jiri Vesely.
Both men have struggled with injuries over the years but it is Nadal who heads into the clash as the favourite, having not yet dropped a set at the All England Club.
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Order of Play - Day 10
All times BST, seeds in brackets
Centre Court
13:00: (12) Novak Djokovic (Ser) v (24) Kei Nishikori (Jpn), (5) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) v (2) Rafael Nadal (Spa)
Court 1
13:00: (1) Roger Federer (Swi) v (8) Kevin Anderson (Rsa), (13) Milos Raonic (Can) v (9) John Isner (USA)
Court 2
11:30: (1) Timea Babos (Hun) & Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) v Alicja Rosolska (Pol) & Abigail Spears (USA), (3) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) & Katerina Siniakova (Cze) v Tatjana Maria (Ger) & Heather Watson (Gbr), (12) Matwe Middelkoop (Ned) & Johanna Larsson (Swe) v Jamie Murray (Gbr) & Victoria Azarenka (Blr), (10) Juan Sebastian Cabal (Col) & Abigail Spears (USA) v Robin Haase (Ned) & Kirsten Flipkens (Bel)
Court 3
11:30: (12) Nicole Melichar (USA) & Kveta Peschke (Cze) v (15) Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom) & Mihaela Buzarnescu (Rom), (6) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Yi Fan Xu (Chn) v Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) & Lucie Safarova (Cze), (5) Nikola Mektic (Cro) & Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) v (9) Michael Venus (Nzl) & Katarina Srebotnik (Slo), Kim Clijsters (Bel) & Rennae Stubbs (Aus) v Na Li (Chn) & Ai Sugiyama (Jpn), Cara Black (Zim) & Martina Navratilova (USA) v Lindsay Davenport (USA) & Mary Joe Fernandez (USA)
Court 5
11:00: Nicolas Alvarez Varona (Spa) v Trey Hilderbrand (USA), (13) Catherine McNally (USA) v Qinwen Zheng (Chn), (15) Maria Lourdes Carle (Arg) v (3) Cori Gauff (USA), Clara Burel (Fra) & Diane Parry (Fra) v Marta Custic (Spa) & Qinwen Zheng (Chn)
Court 7
11:00: Arnaud Bovy (Bel) v Gilbert Soares Klier Junior (Bra), (1) Chun Hsin Tseng (Tpe) v Ondrej Styler (Cze), James Story (Gbr) & Harry Wendelken (Gbr) v Arnaud Bovy (Bel) & Arthur Cazaux (Fra), Mariam Dalakishvili (Geo) & Sada Nahimana (Bdi) v (5) Joanna Garland (Tpe) & En Shuo Liang (Tpe)
Court 8
11:00: Lea Ma (USA) v (10) Xiyu Wang (Chn), (4) Xin Yu Wang (Chn) v (14) Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita), Drew Baird (USA) & Keenan Mayo (USA) v Titouan Droguet (Fra) & Simon Ivanov (Bul), (1) Xin Yu Wang (Chn) & Xiyu Wang (Chn) v Natasha Subhash (USA) & Katie Volynets (USA)
Court 12
11:30: Colin Fleming (Gbr) & Xavier Malisse (Bel) v Greg Rusedski (Gbr) & Fabrice Santoro (Fra), Jack Draper (Gbr) v (11) Tristan Boyer (USA), Marion Bartoli (Fra) & Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) v Conchita Martinez (Spa) & Barbara Schett (Aut), Jack Draper (Gbr) & Emile Hudd (Gbr) v Savriyan Danilov (Rus) & Henry Von der Schulenburg (Swi), Justin Gimelstob (USA) & Ross Hutchins (Gbr) v Arnaud Clement (Fra) & Miles MacLagan (Gbr)
Court 14
11:00: Iga Swiatek (Pol) v (16) Clara Burel (Fra), Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) v (4) Hugo Gaston (Fra), Trey Hilderbrand (USA) & Govind Nanda (USA) v (2) Aidan McHugh (Gbr) & Timofey Skatov (Kaz), (7) Nicolas Alvarez Varona (Spa) & Facundo Diaz Acosta (Arg) v Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) & Deney Wassermann (Ned), Daria Frayman (Rus) & Federica Rossi (Ita) v Dalayna Hewitt (USA) & Peyton Stearns (USA)
Court 16
11:00: Tao Mu (Chn) v (6) Timofey Skatov (Kaz), (5) Nicolas Mejia (Col) v Cannon Kingsley (USA), Tao Mu (Chn) & Leopold Zima (Ger) v Jacob Fearnley (Gbr) & Connor Thomson (Gbr), Cannon Kingsley (USA) & Emilio Nava (USA) v (6) Nicolas Mejia (Col) & Ondrej Styler (Cze)
Court 17
11:00: Leonie Kung (Swi) v (9) Yuki Naito (Jpn), (12) Naho Sato (Jpn) v Viktoriia Dema (Ukr), Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) & Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Tha) v (3) Eleonora Molinaro (Lux) & Clara Tauson (Den), Elina Avanesyan (Rus) & Caisja Hennemann (Swe) v (6) Yuki Naito (Jpn) & Naho Sato (Jpn)
Court 18
11:00: Emma Raducanu (Gbr) v Joanna Garland (Tpe), Otto Virtanen (Fin) v Anton Matusevich (Gbr), Victoria Allen (Gbr) & Destinee Martins (Gbr) v Violet Apisah (Png) & Lulu Sun (Nzl), (8) Sebastian Baez (Arg) & Gilbert Soares Klier Junior (Bra) v Yanki Erel (Tur) & Otto Virtanen (Fin
*Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 2-2 Nadal
Nadal quickly takes it to 30-0. DelPo tries his luck with a placed forehand smash but it falls beyond the baseline. He's guilty of the same faux pas on his backhand for the next point. The Spaniard holds.
Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 2-3 Nadal*
And he's got it. The Argentine slipped at the worst possible time after making a baseline return. The world No 4 got back to his feet to keep the rally going but it clearly threw him. An unforced error soon followed, handing Nadal the break.
*Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 2-3 Nadal
Nadal quickly rushes to 30-0 but then miscues his backhand on the third point to offer his opponent a slither of hope. The Argentine seizes his moment and fires down a wonderful forehand winner for the next point. 30-30.
*Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 2-4 Nadal
It's not to be. The Spaniard holds thanks to a delicate drop-shot and some aggressive net play. 4-2.
Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 3-4 Nadal*
DelPo really does love that sweeping, whipped forehand shot from the centre of the court. It's always so smooth, so crisp and so precise. The Argentine puts it to devastating effect here as he quickly rushes to 40-0. An unforced error follows but he serves out for the game. 4-3.
*Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 3-5 Nadal
Another slip, another missed opportunity. There's little DelPo can do as he watches Nadal slice a cheeky drop shot for the point and the game. He simply sits there, shaking his hand, before gingerly getting to his feet.
Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 3-5 Nadal*
Nadal is growing in strength here as he prepares for set point...
Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 3-5 Nadal*
The Spaniard nets on his backhand. Deuce. The Spaniard smashes from the net. Advantage.
Del Potro 5-7 6-6 (9-7) 6-4 4-5 Nadal*
DelPo is refusing to roll over, though. He fires a forehand winner down the line and then follows it up with a monstrous serve which Nadal simply cannot return. Advantage. The Argentine holds his nerve and delivers another ace. The world No 1 will now serve for the set.
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