Federer, Murray in Wimbledon last eight, Djokovic left in the dark
Top seed Serb in danger of early exit but fights back from two sets down before bad light stops play
Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals Monday but defending champion Novak Djokovic’s attempt to join them was thwarted by bad light after fighting back from two sets down to level with Kevin Anderson.
Seven-time champion Federer reached his 13th All England Club quarter-final with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut, while Murray defeated giant Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Djokovic, in danger of becoming the first top seed since Pete Sampras in 2001 to lose in the last 16, stood at 6-7 (6/8), 6-7 (6/8), 6-1, 6-4 against 14th seeded South African Anderson when play was suspended on Court One with the fourth round clash to be completed Tuesday.
Should the world number one achieve his fourth career victory from two sets down, he would face US Open champion Marin Cilic for a semi-final spot.
The 33-year-old Federer needed just 96 minutes to clinch victory over Bautista Agut and goes on to face French 12th seed Gilles Simon for a place in the semi-finals.