Rafael Nadal admitted he felt “sad” for Andy Murray after defeating the Scot to reach the Wimbledon final.

Andy Murray’s wait to make a Wimbledon final goes on after he was beaten 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-4 by defending champion Rafael Nadal in their last-four rematch today.

Serbian second seed Novak Djokovic has beaten French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 6-7 (11-9) 6-3 in the semi-finals to reach the Wimbledon men’s singles final.

Maria Sharapova blasted her way through to a second Wimbledon final with a 6-4 6-3 victory over German wild card Sabine Lisicki this afternoon.

Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova has won 6-1 3-6 6-2 against Belarusian fourth seed Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals to reach the women’s final at Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova stands out in the Wimbledon semi-final crowd as the only woman with a grand slam title but she has no doubts about the credentials of her remaining rivals.

Rafael Nadal insists his straight-sets victory over Andy Murray in last year’s Wimbledon semi-final will count for nothing when the two players lock horns again tomorrow.

Spain's Rafael Nadal has beaten Mardy Fish of the USA in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, 6-3. 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

Scotland's Andy Murray has beaten Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Roger Federer let a two-set lead slip away as he was sent careering out of Wimbledon by inspired Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic survived some scary moments to book his place in the Wimbledon semi-finals, beating teenage Australian Bernard Tomic 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5 on Court One.

The man who treated Rafael Nadal’s foot injury insists there is no chance of the problem resurfacing when the world number one resumes his Wimbledon title defence against Mardy Fish today.

Wimbledon bosses have denied that food poisoning has hit a group of players at SW19.

Rain delayed the start of the women’s quarter-finals at Wimbledon today.

Rafael Nadal has declared himself fit to resume the defence of his Wimbledon title against Mardy Fish tomorrow.

Golf star Rory McIlroy was given a hero’s reception today as he arrived at Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova has been reinstalled as Wimbledon favourite following a day that left the women’s draw short of star quality.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal was set to discover today whether his Wimbledon campaign would be ended by the foot injury he suffered in yesterday’s hard-fought victory over Juan Martin Del Potro.

The Williams sisters’ five-year grip on the Wimbledon title was ended today as both Venus and Serena crashed out in the fourth round.

Second seed Novak Djokovic set up a mouthwatering quarter-final tie with Australian qualifer Bernard Tomic after breezing past Michael Llodra in straight sets today.

Venus Williams has been knocked out in the fourth round of Wimbledon by Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2, 6-3.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was hustled out of Wimbledon by hard-hitting Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova in the fourth round.

Andy Murray found form to match the scorching Wimbledon weather as he despatched Richard Gasquet 7-6 (7/3) 6-3 6-2 in the fourth round on Centre Court this afternoon.

Marion Bartoli of France has beaten Serena Williams 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Australian teenage sensation Bernard Tomic sprinted through to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon with a crushing win over Xavier Malisse on Court 18 this afternoon.

Former British number one Tim Henman believes Andy Murray must find something exceptional to deny Wimbledon’s ’big three’ – and he expects the Scot to come out firing in the second week.

Novak Djokovic survived a second-set wobble as he reached the fourth round of Wimbledon with a thrilling victory over spirited challenger Marcos Baghdatis on Centre Court.

Serena Williams was installed as the new Wimbledon favourite after powering into the fourth round, and declared: “I wouldn’t bet against me.”

Teenage sensation Bernard Tomic spared fifth seed Robin Soderling no sympathy as he stormed to the greatest victory of his career and into the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer sent a warning shot to his Wimbledon title rivals with a ruthless victory over former finalist David Nalbandian on Centre Court.

Serena Williams celebrated her return to the big stage at Wimbledon by easing into the fourth round with a straight-sets victory over Maria Kirilenko.

Rafael Nadal insists he is fit enough to continue the defence of his Wimbledon title despite suffering a leg injury during his third-round win over Gilles Muller.

Juan Martin Del Potro set up a Wimbledon fourth-round clash with defending champion Rafael Nadal after knocking out 15th seed Gilles Simon in three tight sets.

Wimbledon top seed Caroline Wozniacki produced a near-faultless performance as she eased into the fourth round with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova.

Rafael Nadal survived some hairy moments to see off the challenge of Gilles Muller and progress into the second week of Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova raced through to the fourth round at Wimbledon this afternoon with a crushing win over Klara Zakopalova.

Thousands of tennis fans were held up at Wimbledon today after police discovered a group of protesters in the queue.

Serena Williams will resume her title defence in the more grand surroundings of Court One today after the All England Club acquiesced to the champion’s plea to move away from the outer reaches of Wimbledon.

Bernard Tomic will make his Court One debut at Wimbledon today hoping to succeed where the man he has replaced as the main hope of Australian tennis failed.

Andy Murray ground out a four-set victory over veteran Ivan Ljubicic under Wimbledon’s Centre Court roof tonight to set up a fourth-round rematch with Richard Gasquet.

Venus Williams cruised into the fourth round of Wimbledon as she mercilessly put Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez to the sword with a 6-0 6-2 win on Court One.

Tsvetana Pironkova took revenge for her defeat to Vera Zvonareva in last year’s semi-finals as she knocked out the second seed in the third round at Wimbledon today.

Three-time finalist Andy Roddick became the biggest men’s singles casualty at Wimbledon so far as he crashed to a 7-6 (7/2) 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 defeat by Feliciano Lopez on Centre Court.

Caroline Wozniacki looked every inch the world number one as she comfortably dismissed Virginie Razzano in their second-round match on Wimbledon’s Court Two this afternoon.