Murray defeats Ferrer, reached in Wimbeldon semi-final

London. Andy Murray reached a fourth consecutive Wimbledon semi-final with a dramatic 6-7 7-6 6-4 7-6 victory over Spain’s David Ferrer on Wednesday.
Murray took three hours and 52 minutes to defeat Ferrer on Centre Court. The 25-year-old Scot’s victory avenged last month’s French Open quarter-final defeat at the hands of seventh seed Ferrer and means he has equalled four-time semi-finalist Tim Henman as the most successful British man at Wimbledon in the Open era.

But Murray won’t be satisfied until he ends Britain’s 76-year wait for a first male Wimbledon singles champion since Fred Perry.

Rafael Nadal’s shock exit last week has given Murray, beaten in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the last three years, a golden opportunity to become the first British male finalist at the All England Club since Bunny Austin in 1938 and he looks determined to take full advantage.
“It was a very tough match, a long match with a lot of tight moments. I just played a litle bit better at the end of the sets,” Murray said.
“He’s a great player and sometimes doesn’t get enough respect. I went behind in a lot of the tie-breaks but managed to come back in the end.
“It will be tough against Tsonga. He’s serving very well. I’ll have to play very well to win that one.”