The SFs for the men’s singles has been set. There weren’t any upsets in the QFs. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga all won their respective matches.

Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets- 6-1, 6-2, 6-2- and is in his 32nd Grand Slam SF. Although his back had been hurting during his fourth round match, Federer showed no signs of discomfort during this match. He will play against the current world number 1, Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic also had an easy QF. He defeated Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. So far, Djokovic has had a very good tournament.He won his first Wimbledon title last year, when he defeated Rafael Nadal and became world number 1 for the first time. He will face Federer for a chance to win his second Wimbledon title.

Andy Murray played David Ferrer in the QF and won in 4 very close sets.  He lost the first set in a tiebreak, but won the next three sets, two of which also went to a tiebreak. Murray will be playing for a chance to become the first British man to be in the Wimbledon finals in over 70 years. He will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

The last player to join these three is Tsonga. He played Philipp Kohlschreiber and won 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6(7-3), 6-2.  This will be Tsonga’s second SF. Last year, he made it to the SF by defeating Federer, coming back from 2 sets to win in 5 sets. He will play the hometown favorite, Andy Murray.

It was a busy for Serena and Venus Williams. First they played a second round match against the 4th seeded doubles team- Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova. Then they played a third round match against 13th seeded doubles team- Bethanie Mattek -Sands and Sania Mirza. The Williams sisters first match was a difficult one for them. They lost the first set 3-6, won the second 6-3, and had tough time with the third set. They eventually won the third set 9-7 and moved on to the third round. Since the second round match had been postponed a day, the Williams sisters had to go back a few hours later and play their third round match that same day. Although this was their second match of the day, the Williams sisters had an easier time with their third round match. They won in straight sets- 6-4, 6-3- and moved on to the QFs.

Serena Williams

At the end of Day 9, only one American remains in the singles draw at Wimbledon. That one American? You guessed it, Serena Williams. The other Americans all lost their matches today. Mardy Fish and Brian Baker played their fourth round matches today because of yesterday’s rain delay.

Serena Williams knocked out last year’s Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova in straight sets. Up to this point, Kvitova had been playing really well. But she was no match For Williams’ big serve. She served 13 aces and her fastest serve came at 120 mph. She won the match 6-3, 7-5. Williams will face Victoria Azarenka in the SFs.

Baker played Philip Kohlschreiber of Germany and lost in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6(7-4), 6-3.  This was the furthest Baker had gone in any major. He should be very proud of himself, he played some really good tennis these last two weeks and can only get better. His ranking will be somewhere around 70-80 and if he stays in the top 100, he will receive direct entry to next month’s US Open.

Fish played Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and lost in 4 sets. He had 11 break points, but was only able to convert 2 of them. Despite this, Fish had a very good run, esp considering this was his first tournament since April. Fish was the last American male left in the singles draw.  Originally, he’d been chosen to represent the US, but turned down the chance to let the younger players have a chance.

In an All German QF, Angelique Kerber beat Sabine Lisicki in 3 very close sets. This was one of the most entertaining matches of the day. Kerber, who had beat Kim Clijsters in her previous match, won the first set without a problem. She started off well in the second set, quickly winning the first 3 games.  However, Lisicki came back to win that set in a tie break- 7-6(9-7). The third set  was very close and very nervewrecking for both players. Lisicki came very close to winning the third set, and match. She served for the match at 5-3, but was broken. After that, Kerber win all to win the next 3 games and the match. She will be playing Agnieska Kerber in her first Wimbledon SF.

Andy Murray played against Marin Cilic, who had defeated Sam Querrey earlier in the second longest Wimbledon match. It took Murray a while to win the first set, but he won the next two sets without a problem. He will face David Ferrer in the QF.

Soon to be number 1 (yet again) Victoria Azarenka defeated Tamira Paszek in straight sets. Paszek has surprised a lot of people these past few days. Not only by defeating the former world number one, Caroline Wozniacki, but also by winning her next few matches, proving it wasn’t just a fluke. Even though Azarenka won in straight sets, the match was much closer. This was one of Azarenka’s toughest Wimbledon matches. It won’t get any easier for her she faces Serena Williams next.

David Ferrer is through to his first QF at Wimbledon. He defeated Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets. Ferrer has been to the QFs in all of the other majors, but never in Wimbledon. He will be playing Britain’s Andy Murray for a spot in the SF.

Sam Querrey and Marin Cilic after playing the 2nd longest match in Wimbledon

5 hours and 31 minutes. That’s how long it took Marin Cilic to defeat Sam Querrey during the third round in the second longest match in Wimbledon history. The longest match was played by Querrey’s occasional doubles partner, John Isner and French player Nicolas Mahut, back in 2010. In the Cilic-Querrey match, the fifth set alone took 2 hours and 7 minutes to finish. The final score was  7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-7 (7-2) 6-7 (7-3) 17-15. This match had 81 games in total. Both players played some incredible tennis, unfortunately for American fans, Querrey did not emerge as the winner. He should be proud of his perfomance, though. Next up for Cilic is Andy Murray.

Americans Mardy Fish, Brian Baker, and Serena Williams all won their matches today. Andy Roddick won the first set, but ended up losing the next three sets, and the match to David Ferrer. Fish was playing against  David Goffin and won in straight sets. The last two sets went to tie break. This was a much easier match for Fish than his second round match, when he went to five sets with British wildcard James Ward.  Baker played against Benoit Paire and won in four sets. He will be in Wimbledon fourth round for the first time.

Williams didn’t have such an easy match on Saturday. She lost the first set in a tie break and then cruised through the second set winning 6-2. However, she struggled a little during the third set. She finally won the set at 9-7. Roddick lost in what many people think is his final match in Wimbledon. He started off great, and as I said won the first set. He lost the second set in a very close tie break – 7-6 (10-8). After losing the tie break, it seemed like Roddick just wasn’t able to compete with Ferrer and lost the next two sets 6-4, 6-3.

The player who upset Caroline Wozniacki earlier this week, Tamira Paszek, is through to the QFs after defeating Yanina Wickmayer in the third round 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.  Another player who also upset a former number one wasn’t so lucky. Lukas Rosol defeated Rafael Nadal in the second round, but lost to Philip Kohlschreiber in the third round, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6).

Something else happened during Wimbledon that rarely happens in tennis. Yaroslova Shvedova won a “golden”set against the 10th seeded player Sara Errani. A “golden set” is when a player wins a set without dropping a single point, in other words winning 24 points in a row.  She won this match 6-0, 6-4.

The favorites all won their matches. Victoria Azarenka didn’t struggle at all during her 6-3, 6-3 win over Jana Cepelova.  Neither did the defending champion, Petra Kvitova, who won 6-1, 6-0 over American Varvara Lepchenko in less than 45 minutes.  Andy Murray won in four sets over Marco Baghdatis.  One of my favorites, Juan Martin Del Potro also won in straight sets against Kei Nishikori.

Roger Federer (courtesy of Wimbledon twitter)

Day 3 got off to a good start. The winner of 6 Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer, won his second round match in a little over an hour. He defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy in straight sets.  A few hours after Federer’s match, it started raining and play was suspended everywhere, except Center Court, which has a retractable roof. There was a rain delay which lasted over 2 hours. The only match on during this time was Caroline Wozniacki v Tamira Paszek. A number of matches were canceled and moved to tomorrow due to this rain delay. Some of the winners of Day 3 were- Juan Monaco, David Ferrer,  Kim Clijsters, Arantxa Rus, Sorana Cirstea, Andy Roddick, Tamira Paszek, and Sloane Stephens. Many of these names might not sound familiar, but that’s because they were the players who caused a few upsets today.

There weren’t any major upsets in the men’s matches today. A few seeded players lost, but none of them in the top 10. However, there were 3 upsets in the women’s matches. The first upset of the day was Samantha Stosur of Australia. She is currently ranked 5th in the world and won last year’s US Open. She was playing 72nd ranked Rus, from Holland, in the second round. Stosur lost the first set 4-6, but was able to win the second set 6-0. It looked like she had a chance of winning the third set, and the match, but Rus was just too good today. She won the third set 6-4. This wasn’t Rus’ first win over a top 10 player in a major. Last year, she beat Clijsters at the French Open.

Another upset of Day 3 was former number one Caroline Wozniacki, who lost to 37th ranked Paszek in the first round, after throwing away 2 match points. This was easily the most exciting matches of the day. At first, I only started watching this match because, as a result of the rain delay, it was the only match that was on. But I soon found myself glued to the tv. Both players played some great tennis. In fact, some people were saying it was the best women’s match of the year. There were long rallies and great points between the two. One of Paszek’s biggest strengths was her forehand. If it hadn’t been for the rain, I would’ve missed this match. So in a way, it’s a good thing it rained, otherwise most of us wouldn’t have been able to watch this great match.

The third set of the day was Li Na’s loss. She’s currently ranked number 11 in the world and won last year’s French Open. She was playing against 52nd ranked Sorana Cirstea in the second round. After winning the French Open last year, Na hasn’t had much luck in the majors. She played poorly in this match and lost 6-3, 6-4.

The favorites who won their matches were Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Clijsters. Federer played Fognini in front of Prince Charles, who was attending Wimbledon for the first time since 1970. This was a very easy match for Federer. He won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic played against American teen Ryan Harrison. He also won in straight sets. Djokovic had to play his match under the roof of Centre Court. Clijsters was another favorite who had an easy match. She won 6-3, 6-3. All three of these players are through to the third round.

Two Americans who made it through were Stephens and Roddick. Stephens is a 19-year-old who’s playing at Wimbledon for the first time. She was playing 23rd ranked Petra Cetkovska in the second round and won in 3 sets. Stephens made it to the fourth round of the French Open last month and is considered one of the players to look out for in American tennis. Roddick is a veteran, he’s been to 3 Wimbledon finals, the most recent in 2009, when he lost to Federer. He finished his first round match against British Jamie Baker, after having his match postponed yesterday.

Two other players who won today were Monaco and Ferrer. Ernest Gulbis wasn’t so lucky. Prio to this Wimbledon, Monaco had never won a match on grass. This year he is in the third round. Ferrer is the 5th ranked player. Although his game is more suited for hard courts, he has been doing well so far at Wimbledon. Just two days ago, Gulbis upset Tomas Berdych in the first round on Centre Court. Many thought this match would be easier for him, as he was playing a qualifier. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Gulbis was playing Polish Jerzy Janowicz, who’s ranked 136th in the world. This match went to five sets, where Janowicz won the fifth set 9-7.

Wimbledon will be on ESPN 2 tomorrow, from 7 am est to 5 pm est.