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Wimbledon - Day Nine

  1. Image: Andy Murray came from two sets down to beat Fernando Verdasco and reach the semi-fnals at Wimbledon.
  2. Image: Sir Alex Ferguson and Stuart Lancaster were among the spectators at Centre Court ...
  3. Image: ... along with Nemanja Vidic
  4. Image: Juan Martin Del Potro takes a heavy tumble ...
  5. Image: ... which required some treatment
  6. Image: Fourth seed David Ferrer was the man trying to cash in on Del Potro's misfortune ...
  7. Image: But Argentine Del Potro, the number eight seed, put it behind him and took the opening set.
  8. Image: Over on court one, top seed Novak Djokovic was up against Tomas Berdych.
  9. Image: Numvber seven seed Berdych made a bright start ...
  10. Image: And at times Djokovic was at full stretch ...
  11. Image: But he rallied to take the opening set on a tie-break.
  12. Image: Players and fans alike were being treated to some summer sunshine.
  13. Image: Kyle Edmund (left) earned the bragging rights in his all-British boys' singles showdown with friend Jonny O'Mara.
  14. Image: Meanwhile, back at centre court Del Potro was bang in form as he wrapped up the second set.
  15. Image: Djokovic was down early in the second set but rallied and he went 2-0 up also.
  16. Image: Del Potro wrapped up his match to reach the semi-finals at SW19 for the first time.
  17. Image: His opponent on Friday will be Djokovic who alos won in straighht sets.
  18. Image: There was an all-Polish battle as Jerzy Janowicz took on good friend Lukasz Kubot.
  19. Image: World number 130 Kubot lost in straight sets in two hours and seven minutes.
  20. Image: There was plenty of respect between the two at the end ...
  21. Jerzy Janowicz beats Lukasz Kubot
    Image: With Janowicz now going on to play Andy Murray in the last four.
  22. Image: Andy Murray's fans were out in force for his quarter-final clash with Fernando Verdasco.
  23. Image: But things did not go well for the home favourite who quickly found himself a set down to the Spaniard.
  24. Image: Verdasco was playing some inspired tennis and also took the second set to leave Murray with a mountain to clmb.
  25. Image: Were Murray's chances slipping away?
  26. Image: It was hard to watch for Murray's girlfriend - Kim Sears.
  27. Image: Murray pulled a set back ... but was still clearly frustrated.
  28. Image: Murray then won the second set to set up a decider.
  29. Image: The crowd were now on the edge of their seats ...
  30. Image: And Murray delighted them by winning a tense fifth set.
  31. Image: There was a definite sense of joy and relief for the British number one.