Sam Querrey grew in both confidence and stature on Wednesday to beat World No. 1 and two-time champion Andy Murray, who struggled with a hip injury in the latter stages, on Centre Court at The Championships for a place in his first major semi-final. When Murray hit two poorly executed drop shots when leading by a set and 4-3 in the second set, Querrey was galvanised into action, often striking deep returns and rushing to the net in a 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1 victory over two hours and 42 minutes. "It's a really big deal," said Querrey, who is competing in his 42nd Grand Slam championship. "For me, it's my first semifinal. To beat Andy, to have it be...
Watch highlights of American Sam Querrey beating defending champion Andy Murray on Wednesday in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Former pro Justin Gimelstob looks at the four Wimbledon quarter-finals, featuring Andy Murray versus Sam Querrey, Marin Cilic against Gilles Muller, Milos Raonic versus Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych against Novak Djokovic.
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes at the All England Club, home of The Championships at Wimbledon, featuring interviews with Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Andy Murray can be called a lot of things at The Championships. Home favourite. Top seed. Two-time champion. Perhaps “Mr. Consistent” should be added to the list. The Scot reached his 10th consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday, beating Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court. Murray becomes only the third man in the Open Era to advance to 10 straight quarter-finals at the same Grand Slam. 10 or more consecutive quarterfinal appearances at a Grand Slam (Open Era) Jimmy Connors 13 – US Open (1973-1985); 11 – Wimbledon (1972-1982) Roger Federer 11 – Australian Open (2004-2014); 10 – Wimbledon (2003-2012) Andy Murray 10 – Wimbledon (2008-2017) The top seed has now reached at least the quarter-finals at 24 of...
