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Novak Djokovic vs Tomas Berdych, Wimbledon quarter-final live: Can former World No 1 make it into the semis?

Follow live updates from Djokovic's quarter-final match at Wimbledon

Liam Corless
Wednesday 12 July 2017 13:54 BST
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Djokovic is in action later today
Djokovic is in action later today (Getty )

The 'Big Four' has become a 'Big Three' with the shock exit of Rafa Nadal, and the remaining trio of Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will all be aiming to prove their elite credentials in Wednesday's quarter-finals.

Djokovic has the disadvantage of one day's less rest because his last 16 match against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, which he won in straight sets, had to be put back to Tuesday due to Nadal's marathon five-set defeat by Gilles Muller on Monday.

The second seed also faces an opponent, Czech Tomas Berdych, who has plenty of experience at this stage, given he will be making his fifth quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon.

Berdych, seeded 11th, beat Djokovic in the semi-finals in 2010 before losing to Nadal in the final.

But the Serb has a 25-2 record against the 31-year-old.

"He's been around many years. He's an established top-10 player, big game, flat shots, which are pretty good for this surface obviously where the ball bounces quite low," said Djokovic.

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Who else should you be looking out for?

Andy Murray isn't the only Briton to look out for on men's quarter-final day.

Heather Watson and Finland's Henri Kontinen are in third-round mixed doubles action against fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Sania Mirza. That match is fourth up on Court Two.

Meanwhile, British brothers Ken and Neal Skupski are on court now. They're taking on fourth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the men's doubles quarter-finals.

Ken Skupski is back in action later in the day as he and fellow Briton Jocelyn Rae take on 12th seeds Max Mirnyi and Ekaterina Makarova in the third round of the mixed doubles.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 12:02
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Throwback... Wednesday?

Roger Federer and Milos Raonic served up a five-set classic in last year's semi-finals, with the Canadian upsetting the odds to come out on top. The pair meet again later on today. Here's something to get you in the mood for that match:

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 12:34
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Ivanisevic backs fellow Croat Cilic

Andy Murray won't be winning Wimbledon this year if 2001 champion Goran Ivanisevic's prediction is anything to go by.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:06
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Murray 1-0 Querrey* (*denotes next server)

Murray starts with an unreturnable serve followed up by a big serve-forehand combo to go 30-0 up. An ace followed by another unreturnable serve seals a love hold.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:13
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Murray* 2-0 Querrey (*denotes next server)

A shaky start from Querrey as he follows up a double fault with back-to-back errors to hand Murray three break points. The American saves the first with an ace but sends a forehand long to lose the next point and drop his serve. 

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:15
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Murray 3-0 Querrey* (*denotes next server)

Murray misses the mark with a defensive forehand to fall 15-30 behind on his own serve. Back-to-back groundstroke errors by Querrey hand Murray game point, and he takes it with his third ace of the match.

A perfect start by the world No 1.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:18
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Murray* 3-1 Querrey (*denotes next server)

Querrey holds to 15 to get off the mark in this first set. Some supreme serving there from the American.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:21
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Murray 4-1 Querrey* (*denotes next server)

Querrey goes for broke with a backhand up the line but misses the mark by a good couple of feet. An unreturnable serve by Murray follows but some heavy hitting from the 24th seed forces the error from Murray and takes the game to 30-15. Querrey misses a lob to lose the next point and hand the Briton a couple of game points. Murray sends a slice backhand into the net to squander the first but takes the second as Querrey nets a groundstroke of his own.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:26
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Murray* 4-2 Querrey (*denotes next server)

A well-executed drop shot followed by a winning overhead and an ace bring up three game points for Querrey in double-quick time. Murray fends off the first but the American seals a hold to 15 with an ace.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:29
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Murray 5-2 Querrey* (*denotes next server)

Querrey wins the first point of the game with another nice drop shot but Murray levels things up with a winning volley. An unforced error by Querrey follows before some dominant hitting from the world No 1 sees Murray win the next couple of points and, with them, the game.

Ed Malyon12 July 2017 13:34

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