Nadal ends Murray’s Wimbledon hope
Published:Friday | July 1, 2011 | 4:40 PM
Rafael Nadal ended the Wimbledon hopes of British number one Andy Murray for the second year in a row with a four-set victory in their semi-final today.
The defending champion from Spain came through 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 and will play Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
And while Nadal targets a third Wimbledon and 11th Grand Slam win, Murray is still without a major title.
Earlier, Serbia's Djokovic battled past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach his first Wimbledon final and replace Nadal at the top of the world rankings.
The second seed won 7-6, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 in three hours, six minutes.
The women’s final will take place tomorrow with former champion Maria Sharapova facing Petra Kvitova.
The pair had contrasting semi-final victories yesterday, Sharapova beating wild card Sabine Lisicki in straight sets after Kvitova had fought to a three-set victory over Victoria Azarenka.