Berdych beats Federer to book last four place at Wimbledon

Czech tennis player Tomáš Berdych booked a place in the last four of the Wimbledon Men’s singles after beating top seed and title holder Roger Federer. The 12th seeded Czech won 6:4, 3:6, 6:1, 6:4. The win is the first time he had got so far at Wimbledon but follows up from a semi-finals place at the French Open, his greatest success to date at a Grand Slam tournament. Berdych had faced Federer 10 times on all surfaces with the Swiss winning eight of those past confrontations. In the next round Berdych faces the Serbian number three seed, Novak Djokovice.

Meanwhile, tennis player Petra Kvitová sensationally reached the women’s semi-finals at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Kvitová, who is 20, saved five match points on her way to a 4:6 7:6 8:6 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

Author: Chris Johnstone