Wimbledon day eleven saw the end of the British dream, once again, and the crowning of a new world No 1.
Novak Djokovic played out an entertaining 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-7(9), 6-3 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, which takes him to the top of the ATP rankings. Tsonga praised Djokovic's performance as "unbelievable" - the win also means the Serbinator will play in his first Wimbledon final.
Astonishingly, he has lost only once all year - at Roland Garros to Roger Federer. A pumped-up Tsonga gave some hope of a comeback in the third set, but he couldn't quite manage a repeat of his quarterfinal heroics.
In the other semifinal, Rafael Nadal ripped Andy Murray to pieces after the Scot won the initial set. Nadal may have dropped a place in the world rankings, but the reigning Wimbledon champion was in imperious form and showed all his brilliance on Centre Court.
Murray racked up 39 unforced errors, compared to Nadal's seven. They're going to have to take down the Lego model of him now.
Seventeen-year-old Liam Broady offered some consolation to local fans. He became the fourth Brit to reach the Wimbledon boys' singles final after defeating Australia's Jason Kubler.
It was a case of "you cannot be serious!" when tennis legends Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe appeared together to launch their new business venture.
On the 30th anniversary of their classic 1981 Wimbledon final, McEnroe and Borg announced they are teaming up to release a limited-edition range of boxer briefs, with some of the proceeds going to the John and Patty McEnroe Foundation.
The underwear line will focus on the Golden Age of tennis in the Eighties and McEnroe is reveling in the bromance.
"One [style] is colorful and the other is tighty whitey....I wear short boxers myself....I think it's good to express yourself with fashion.
"I thought the [tennis] clothes we wore back in the day were great. I always liked the short shorts, but nobody seems to agree with me."
Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova lock horns in the women's final tonight. There's been a lot of talk about players grunting, but one interactive quiz recognises that tennis shrieking "isn't just about volume - each player has their own distinctive pitch and vocal range." Test how well you know your grunters.
- HERALD ONLINE
Tennis: Quiet, Please! Wimbledon Day 11
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