Single’s: John Isner vs Milos Raonic
Result: John Isner defeated Milos Raonic in Wimbledon 2018 Quarter final by 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-3.
Highlights:
- An absolute and exquisite performance was witnessed between the American player, John Isner and Milos Raonic throughout the match.
Semi-finals sealed with a winner@JohnIsner will face Kevin Anderson in the last four of #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/1aGgrXkLsn
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 11 July 2018
- A sensational battle was seen in the opening set of the match as the set eventually came to a tie-breaker after the scores were levelled at both sides.
- But in the end, the Canadian player, Milos Raonic won the opening set of the match as John Isner dropped some points on his serve in the tie-break.
Milos Raonic’s #Wimbledon comes to an end in the quarterfinals at the hands of John Isner, 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-3.
Great effort from the Canadian to defend his points from the previous year. We’re proud of you, Milos!
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) 11 July 2018
- The next set too came to a tie-break as again the scores were equalized 6-6 on both sides after a tough battle between them. But this time, John Isner claimed his victory on the tie-break in the end.
- Milos Raonic struggled hard in the third set as the score reached 4-4 after a tough fight against John Isner.
John Isner is through to his first Grand Slam semifinal!
The American beats Milos Raonic 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3. This is Isner’s 40th appearance in a major. What a moment for the big guy! pic.twitter.com/unjXKWPWz2
— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) 11 July 2018
- However, John Isner again claimed the victory in this set and the match moved on to the fourth set.
- In the fourth set, John Isner easily dominated Milos Raonic by 6-3 because Milos Raonic was in pressure as he was lost many points.
A best-ever Grand Slam performance ?@JohnIsner advances to the semi-finals of #Wimbledon, beating Milos Raonic 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-3 pic.twitter.com/7eqvRNcq9U
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 11 July 2018
- Despite, scoring a total of 31 points on an ace as compared to John Isner who made a total of 22 points on an ace, Milos Raonic still failed to make it to the next round.
- John Isner finally made it to the Semis and will now play against the South African star player, Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon 2018.
Single’s: Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin del Potro
Result: Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martin del Potro in Wimbledon 2018 Quarter final by 7-5, 6-7(9), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Highlights:
- An absolute and outclass performance was witnessed between Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal in all the five sets.
- In the first set, both the players gave an exquisite performance but in the end, Rafael Nadal successfully managed tow on the set as he scored the last two points in quick succession.
Advantage, Nadal.@RafaelNadal wins a thrilling opening set against Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 on Centre Court #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/XnPfnLFU9l
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 11 July 2018
- However, the second set was also worth-watching as after a sensational performance from both the players, the set was again decided on the tie-breaker.
- But in the end, the World No.1, Rafael Nadal faced defeat on the tie-break as Juan Martin del Potro constantly scored points which helped him in winning the set easily.
The victor and the vanquished. Sportsmanship at its finest.
After four hours and 47 minutes of pure theatre, @RafaelNadal shares a touching embrace with Juan Martin del Potro ?#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/TykAQAPReH
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 11 July 2018
- A sensational fight was again witnessed by both the players in the third set of the match as the score became level at 4-4 after a resilient battle.
- But in the end, the Argentine player, Juan Martin del Potro claimed the victory by 6-4 as Rafael Nadal failed to score the last two points first in quick succession.
What. A. Match.
He had to work for it, but @RafaelNadal is into the #Wimbledon semi-finals…
…with Novak Djokovic up next pic.twitter.com/vdtWSuI3Hi
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 11 July 2018
- The match came to the fourth set and again both the players were performing at their peak as they were scoring points one after the other.
- But this time Rafael Nadal sealed his win in this set as he scored the last two points in quick succession in the end.
ONE FOR THE AGES! ???
After almost 5hrs world No.1 @RafaelNadal is through to the #Wimbledon semi-finals after prevailing 7-5 6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 6-4 over #DelPotro
He’ll face Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster semi-final! pic.twitter.com/k02HnpoRV5
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) 11 July 2018
- Now it was all down to the decisive set of the match for both the players.
- Rafael Nadal was scoring points confidently while on the other hand, Juan Martin del Potro was also scoring at a very swift pace.
What a fight. And respect @RafaelNadal defeats @delpotrojuan in 5 sets 4 hours and 48 min 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-4 6-4. Rafa will now face @DjokerNole in the semis/Rafael Nadal bat au bout du suspense Delpo et retrouvera donc Djoko en demie! #Wimbledon
? ©@corinnedubreuil / FFT pic.twitter.com/dyRBj8IqUl— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) 11 July 2018
- After a tough fight, Rafael Nadal claimed his victory in the decisive set as he scored the last two points first and finally the World No.4 Juan Martin del Potro failed to qualify for the Semi finals.
- Rafael Nadal successfully managed to make it to the Semi finals where he will now play against the Serbian star player, Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon 2018.
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