Croatia’s Marin Cilic beaten by Djokovic for the 10th time in his 10 games against him giving 6-1 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-2 coup on Court One.
Djokovic will meet Dimitrove in the semi final, who is appearing in semi-final for the first time.While Djokovic will be appearing in his 23rd and 16th in his last 17 majors.
On the other side seven-time champion Federer reached his ninth All England Club semi-final with a 3-6 7-6 (7 — 5) 6-4 6-4 victory over fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka, his 14th win in 16 meetings against the Australian Open champion.
Federer will now play eighth-seeded Milos Raonic, the first Canadian man in the semi-finals in 106 years, for a place in the final
Raonic reached semi-final by ending hopes of world No144 Kyrgios’s with a ferocious 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win.
Murray, defeated by Dimitrov, had hoped to become the first British man to successfully defend the Wimbledon title since Fred Perry in 1936 but the 27-year-old’s defeat grabbed a 17-match winning streak at the All England Club.
Federer, snapping victory over Wawrinka, achieved place in the semi-final.
“Stan played great in the first two sets but maybe he struggled with his fitness a little,” said Federer who admitted he has been especially motivated at Wimbledon this year following his surprise second round loss to Sergiy Stakhovsky 12 months ago.
“Last year was a disappointment as Wimbledon is always a highlight of the year for me. I didn’t come close and I was very deflated.”
Federer owns a 4-0 career progress over the Canadian going into the semi-finals.
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