Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roberto Bautista Agut will contest the Wimbledon semi-finals. Here's all you need to know including stats and head-to-head records.
So the 'Big Three' have pretty much waltzed their way into the semi-finals for the second Grand Slam in a row although this is the first time it's happened at Wimbledon since 2007.
You may have thought it would be a more common occurrence than it actually is, because before last month's French Open the legendary trio hadn't all reached the last four at any Grand Slam for seven years.
πͺ Rafael Nadal's victory ensures the Big Three will contest the final four at #Wimbledon for the first time since 2007!
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) July 10, 2019
π¨π Federer v Nadal πͺπΈ
π·πΈ Djokovic v Bautista Agut πͺπΈ
π Who are you backing now?pic.twitter.com/A6w6DblHaX
For it to happen twice in succession when they are a combined age of 102 (Federer 37, Nadal 33, Djokovic 32) just underlines the incredible timeless talents they all progress, and you'd expect one of them to make it a 54th Grand Slam between them out of a possible 65 since 2003.
Then again, 300/1 pre-tournament outsider Roberto Bautista Agut may have other ideas although the fact he'd originally booked his stag do in Ibiza for this weekend shows how much he backed himself!
The 31-year-old Spaniard had never previously gone beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon and back in January reached his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final in Australia, but he's played very well this fortnight, dropping just one set.
Below, we'll go through both semi-finals, including head-to-head records, Grand Slam statistics and their routes to get here.
ππΎ Who will reach the #Wimbledon men's final?
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) July 11, 2019
π¬π§ Wimbledon semis won:
1β£1β£ Federer (out of 12)
5β£ Djokovic (8)
5β£ Nadal (6)
0β£ Bautista Agut (0)
ποΈ Grand Slam SF won
3β£0β£ Federer (out of 44)
2β£4β£ Djokovic (35)
2β£6β£ Nadal (31)
0β£ Bautista Agut (0)https://t.co/c8WQNo12VM
Nobody will need to look at the latest odds to know that Novak Djokovic is a red-hot favourite to reach his sixth Wimbledon final in the last nine years as he chases his fifth title and second in succession.
The 15-time Grand Slam champion has been in imperious form - not least against David Goffin during a one-sided semi-final - and now only Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors have reached the last four at SW19 on more occasions in men's singles.
Roberto Bautista Agut, ranked 22 in the world, is not a man known for performing well on the grass and this is the first year he's gone beyond the fourth round here in six appearances.
Nevertheless, this is clearly the 31-year-old's finest season having reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final in Australia at the start of the year while he's only dropped one set over the past fortnight.
Interestingly, although he's lost seven of their 10 meetings, he has won three of their last five including the most recent two matches which were both on hard courts in Miami and Doha this year.
Australian Open
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Wimbledon
US Open
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π― Nick Kyrgios' underarm ace against the legendary Rafael Nadal is well worth a watch...#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/JR35hj2PVX
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) July 4, 2019
To win semi-final: Djokovic 1/12, Bautista Agut 13/2
To win the title: Djokovic 8/13, Bautista Agut 33/1
This mouthwatering semi-final clash will be the 40th meeting between the two over a 15-year period although it's the first time they've played each other at Wimbledon since that historic 2008 final.
Nadal's victory over Federer in arguably the greatest match of all time was the third year in a row they had played each other in the final at SW19, with the Swiss winning the previous two.
The Spaniard went on to win a second title in 2010 but hasn't been in the final since when he was runner-up to Novak Djokovic in 2011, while Federer became the first man to lift the trophy eight times here when he defeated Marin Cilic in 2017.
π²π Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal produced arguably the greatest match of all time at #Wimbledon in 2008.
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) July 11, 2019
πΎ They meet here for the first time since then on Friday and neither legend can't wait...https://t.co/aH2ZfpGiFm
Australian Open
French Open
πͺ Rafael Nadal's #FrenchOpen win-loss record (93-2) since 2005 debut
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) June 9, 2019
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Wimbledon
US Open
TOTAL
At the Australian Open
(Bold signifies years they went on to win the title)
At the French Open
At the Wimbledon
At the US Open
π― Nick Kyrgios' underarm ace against the legendary Rafael Nadal is well worth a watch...#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/JR35hj2PVX
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) July 4, 2019
π―π A touch of sheer class from Roger Federer as he notched up his 100th #Wimbledon win! pic.twitter.com/2lUFyGXbml
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) July 10, 2019
To win semi-final: Nadal 4/6, Federer 6/5
To win the title: Nadal 3/1, Federer 4/1