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Both Cilic and Querrey hope to reach their first Wimbledon final
It will be a semi-final full of firsts when seventh seed Marin Cilic and 24th seed Sam Querrey kick off semi-final Friday at The Championships on Centre Court. Both Cilic and Querrey will be playing in their first Wimbledon semi-final.
Cilic, who had lost in the quarter-finals the past three years, broke through in a five-set battle against the big-serving left-hander Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, who had advanced past Rafael Nadal in the fourth round, 15-13 in the fifth set.
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Querrey also had to work for his maiden Wimbledon semi-final, outlasting World No. 1 and two-time champion Andy Murray in five sets in the quarter-finals. Querrey became the first player to win three consecutive five-set matches at Wimbledon since Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in 2007.
“It's a really big deal. For me, it's my first semi-final. To beat Andy, to have it be at Wimbledon, was even a little more special,” Querrey said. “I feel good. My body feels great.”
Players to win five-set matches in three consecutive rounds at Wimbledon (Open Era)
Player
Year
Consecutive five-set matches played
Jan Kodes
1974
R64 – d. Leif Johansson; R32 – d. Dick Crealy; R16 – d. Tom Gorman; QF – l. Jimmy Connors
Russell Simpson
1982
R128 – d. John Lloyd; R64 – d. Chip Hooper; R32 – d. Marcos Hocevar
Todd Martin
1994
R32 – d. Martin Damm; R16 – d. Andre Agassi; QF – d. Wayne Ferreira
Alex Radulescu
1996
R128 – d. Arnaud Boetsch; R64 – d. Stefano Pescosolido; R32 – d. David Wheaton
Jason Stoltenberg
1998
R128 – d. Gustavo Kuerten; R64 – d. Jeff Tarango; R32 – d. Mark Woodforde
Janko Tipsarevic
2007
R128 – d. Alexander Peya; R64 – d. Florent Serra; R32 – d. Fernando Gonzalez
Sam Querrey
2017
R32 – d. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; R16 – d. Kevin Anderson; QF – d. Andy Murray
Cilic, though, unlike Querrey, has Grand Slam semi-final experience. The 6'6” Croatian fell at 2010 Australian Open to Andy Murray and at 2015 US Open to Novak Djokovic. But at 2014 US Open, Cilic outplayed Roger Federer in the semi-final and went on to beat Kei Nishikori for his maiden Grand Slam crown.
“Winning the US Open has helped me in all of these Grand Slams I have played so far, and I believe it will for the rest of my career. Preparation-wise, I believe in my own abilities. I believe coming to these stages of the tournament, I'm still going to be able to play great tennis. I know I have it in me that I can win. That's extremely important,” Cilic said. “Sam hasn't been at this part of the tournament so far. Maybe that can have a small part in the match. But I don't think it's going to matter big time.”
Cilic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 4-0, but all four matches have gone the distance, save for their most recent, at 2015 Washington, when Cilic edged the American 7-6(2), 7-6(3).
Their 2012 third-round meeting at Wimbledon remains the second longest men's singles match in Wimbledon history. Cilic won the fifth set 17-15 in a match that lasted five hours and 31 minutes.
“Most of the matches were very tight, quite long, especially here,” Cilic said. “I think Sam played really well this year and last year at Wimbledon. He's got a big game that can hurt anyone in the game. For me, I have to get ready and be very focused on my own game.”
Croatian players in Grand Slam finals (Open Era)
Player
Grand Slam finals reached
Goran Ivanisevic
4 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2001 Wimbledon)
Marin Cilic
1 (2014 US Open)
Zeljko Franulovic*
1 (1970 Roland Garros)
Iva Majoli
1 (1997 Roland Garros)
Niki Pilic*
1 (1973 Roland Garros)
Franulovic and Pilic are both Croatian-born but represented Yugoslavia throughout their careers
Querrey backed up his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final run, 2016 Wimbledon, by doing one better this fortnight. If he extends his dream run to the final, he would become the first 24th seed to reach a Grand Slam final. The California native is just the fourth No. 24 seed to reach the semi-finals at a Grand Slam tournament – after Sjeng Schalken at the 2002 US Open, Tommy Haas at 2009 Wimbledon and Jerzy Janowicz at 2013 Wimbledon.
Querrey is also bidding to become the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final since Andy Roddick finished runner-up at the All England Club in 2009.
“I'm going to go out there and try to keep doing what I've been doing these last five matches, and hopefully that will be good enough to win,” Querrey said.
The winner will top the list for the most attempts before reaching the final at Wimbledon in the Open Era, ahead of Patrick Rafter, who reached the final on his eighth appearance at SW19. This is Cilic’s 11th Wimbledon appearance and Querrey’s 10th.
Most attempts before reaching first Wimbledon final (Open Era)
Marin Cilic
11?
Sam Querrey
10?
Patrick Rafter
8
Tomas Berdych
7
Novak Djokovic
7
Ivan Lendl
7
Chris Lewis
7
Andy Murray
7
Mark Philippoussis
7
Cedric Pioline
7
Roscoe Tanner
7
MaliVai Washington
7
Should Querrey win on Friday and reach his first Grand Slam final on his 42nd appearance at a major, he would also join David Ferrer at the top of the list for most attempts before reaching the final at a major in the Open Era.
Most attempts before reaching first Grand Slam final (Open Era)
David Ferrer
42
Sam Querrey
42?
Stan Wawrinka
36
Colin Dibley
32
Marin Cilic
29
Tomas Berdych
28
Some notes and stats courtesy of ITF.

Federer looks to reach a record 11th Wimbledon final
The last time Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer met late in the second week of The Championships, Federer could barely be stopped at Wimbledon. The Swiss right-hander was attempting to reach his eighth consecutive final and win his seventh title at the All England Club.
But Berdych summoned some of his best tennis and denied Federer those opportunities, hitting the Swiss off the court during their 2010 quarter-final. Now all Berdych needs to do is repeat that performance under similar circumstances when they take Centre Court following Friday's first semi-final.
“It's hard to compare... After so many years, I have so much more experience from that time and everything,” Berdych said, looking back at his 2010 win. “Let's see. It's going to be interesting.”
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This fortnight, Federer has again looked unbeatable on the grass. The 35 year old has yet to drop a set and has hardly looked troubled. In his closest contest, a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(4) quarter-final win against 2016 finalist Milos Raonic, Federer won 90 per cent of his first-serve points (55/61) and struck 46 winners to only nine unforced errors. Wednesday's match was also the longest he's been on court – only one hour and 58 minutes.
“I'm playing very well. I'm rested. I'm fresh. I'm confident, too,” Federer said.
The third seed will try to check off a variety of historical marks when he plays in his 12th Wimbledon semi-final (10-1). Federer is trying to become the second oldest man to a reach a Wimbledon final in the Open Era.
Oldest men to reach Grand Slam final (Open Era)
Age
Player
Year
39 years 310 days
Ken Rosewall
1974 US Open
39 years 246 days
Ken Rosewall
1974 Wimbledon
37 years 62 days
Ken Rosewall
1972 Australian Open
36 years 306 days
Mal Anderson
1972 Australian Open
36 years 73 days
Ken Rosewall
1971 Australian Open
35 years 342 days
Roger Federer
2017 Wimbledon?
*Player ages are calculated at the end of the tournament
Federer is looking to reach his 11th Wimbledon final and extend the all-time record that he took sole ownership of at 2012 Wimbledon.
Wimbledon finals reached (all-time)
Player
No. of finals
Roger Federer
10
Boris Becker
7
Arthur Gore
7
Pete Sampras
7
Bjorn Borg
6
Jimmy Connors
6
Rod Laver
6
The right-hander is also looking to reach his 29th Grand Slam final and extend the all-time record that he took sole ownership of at 2009 Wimbledon. Federer has a 28-13 win-loss record in Grand Slam semi-finals.
Grand Slam finals reached (all-time)
Player
No. of Grand Slam finals
Roger Federer
28
Rafael Nadal
22
Novak Djokovic
21
Ivan Lendl
19
Pete Sampras
18
One record that Federer has already achieved is most Wimbledon semi-final appearances. The Basel native now stands alone atop the list.
No. of Wimbledon semi-finals (Open Era)
Player
No. of Grand Slam semi-finals
Roger Federer
12
Jimmy Connors
11
Boris Becker
9
John McEnroe
8
Pete Sampras
8
“He's a really exceptional tennis player... I think he's the greatest of them all. It's a great challenge to actually have the opportunity to play him,” Berdych said.
The 6'5” right-hander will be looking to make his own history when he attempts to reach his second Wimbledon final and equal his best Grand Slam performance.
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Berdych is bidding to join Ivan Lendl as the only Czech men in the Open Era to reach multiple Wimbledon finals. Jan Kodes is the only other Czech man to have reached the Wimbledon final. Kodes is the only Czech Wimbledon men’s singles champion, having won the title in 1973 by defeating Alex Metreveli.
Czech men in Wimbledon final (Open Era)
Player
Year
Jan Kodes
1973
Ivan Lendl
1986-87
Tomas Berdych
2010
Berdych has had to battle more so than Federer to make the semi-finals. The 11th seed was pushed to four sets in his first- (d. Chardy) and second-round (d. Harrison) wins. In the fourth round, Berdych needed five sets to upset eighth seed Dominic Thiem 6-3 in the fifth. On Wednesday, though, Berdych competed for only 63 minutes since Novak Djokovic retired down 7-6(2), 2-0 in the second set.
“I'm probably in the best possible situation I can be right now. I had a pretty good run so far... Really, I cannot be in a better position before Friday's match,” Berdych said.
Some notes and statistics courtesy of ITF.