Wimbledon: Federer v Berdych, Cilic v Querrey - Semi-finals stats preview

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  • Showdown No25: Between Federer and Berdych.

    We’re down to the final four at Wimbledon and Roger Federer finds himself as the last ‘Big Four’ member standing.

    This is the first Grand Slam since Wimbledon 2003 where all semi-finalists are ranked outside the top four in the world rankings. Federer is seeded No3 but he is ranked No5 in the world at the moment.

    The winner of the semi-final between Marin Cilic and Sam Querrey will top the list for most attempts before reaching the final at Wimbledon in the Open Era, ahead of Pat Rafter, who reached the final on his eighth appearance. Cilic is playing his 11th Wimbledon while Querrey is appearing in his 10th.

    Here’s a closer look at all the stats and figures behind Friday’s semi-finals.

    Roger Federer (SUI) [3] v Tomas Berdych (CZE) [11]

    – Federer has played 100 matches at Wimbledon, becoming just the second man to do so. He heads the table for the most Wimbledon match wins amongst active players with 89.

    – Federer is trying to reach an all-time record-extending 11th Wimbledon final, and a record-extending 29th Grand Slam final.

    – Federer is 10-1 win-loss in Wimbledon semi-finals.

    – This is the third time Federer has made the Wimbledon semis without dropping a set (2006, 2008, 2017). He has done that nine times at Grand Slams overall.

    – Federer is bidding to win a 19th Grand Slam title this fortnight.

    – Federer is facing Berdych for a ninth time at a Grand Slam (Federer leads 6-2) and third time at Wimbledon (tied at 1-1).

    – Federer, at 35 days and 343 days, is looking to become the second oldest man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final after Ken Rosewall, who was runner-up in 1974 (39 years and 246 days).

    – Federer is contesting his 70th Grand Slam event, tying Fabrice Santoro’s record for most appearances at a major.

    – Berdych is bidding to reach his second Wimbledon final.

    – Berdych is trying to end a seven-match losing streak to Federer. The last time the Czech beat him was in Dubai 2013.

    – Berdych could equal Rafael Nadal in fourth place on the list of most match wins at Wimbledon amongst active players if he beats Federer on Friday for a 43rd victory at the All England Club.

    – If Berdych wins on Friday, he joins Ivan Lendl as the only Czech men in the Open Era to reach multiple Wimbledon finals.

    – Berdych has won his last three matches against top-10 opposition.

    – Wimbledon is Berdych’s most successful Slam, and it’s the only one where has made three semi-finals.

    – Just one of Berdych’s 13 tour-level singles titles has come on grass – Halle 2007.

    – No11 is Berdych’s lowest Wimbledon seeding since 2010.

    Marin Cilic (CRO) [7] v Sam Querrey (USA) [24]

    – Querrey is just the seventh man in the Open Era to win three five-set matches in three consecutive rounds at Wimbledon.

    – If Querrey wins on Friday, he would join David Ferrer at the top of the list for most attempts before reaching a Grand Slam final in the Open Era. It is the American’s 42nd Grand Slam appearance.

    – Querrey is facing Cilic for a fifth time overall and third time at Wimbledon. He has never beaten the Croat.

    – Three of their four previous meetings have gone to a final set.

    – Querrey is bidding to become the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon 2009.

    – The 28th-ranked Querrey is bidding to become the lowest-ranked Wimbledon finalist since Mark Philippoussis in 2003.

    – Querrey is 3-11 win-loss against top-10 players at the majors.

    – Cilic has defeated just two players on five occasions without defeat (he’s 5-0 against Robin Haase and Sergiy Stakhovsky).

    – Cilic has only ever lost two Grand Slam matches to American opponents (James Blake at 2008 Australian Open, Jack Sock at 2016 US Open).

    – Cilic is bidding to become just the second Croatian player – man or woman – to reach the Wimbledon final after Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.

    – Cilic had lost in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in his last three appearances before he finally made his first semi this year.

    – By defeating Gilles Muller in five sets in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, Cilic improved to 6-4 in five-set matches at Wimbledon. He is 26-12 in five-set matches overall.

    – Just one of Cilic’s 17 titles has come on grass (2012 Queen’s when Nalbandian was defaulted for kicking an advertising board that hit a linesman) .

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