Wimbledon 2009: men's semi-finals Full tilt: Roger Federer was in supreme control of his semi-final match as he progressed to another Wimbledon final Picture: GETTY IMAGES 01 Jul 2009; Murraymania hits Henman Hill. [1] This was Serena's third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh Grand Slam singles title overall. All the best pics as Wimbledon gets touching distance from the weekend finals. In the third set, the pressure was immediately on the Croat when he served a double fault on the first point, although two aces helped him recover from 15–30 to hold. 01 Jul 2009; Andy Murray's career in pictures. 01 Jul 2009; Semi-finals are the final frontier for modern-era Britons. [2] It was also the third time she had won a Grand Slam title after saving a match point against her, which she did in her semifinal match against Elena Dementieva. Three-tier Covid lockdown map: What tier is my area in following Boris Johnson's announcement? London (AFP) – Five-time champion Venus Williams swept into her first Wimbledon semi-final since 2009 with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova on Tuesday. The new three-tier lockdown rules, explained. A feature of Karlovic's run to the last eight had been his high first-serve percentage, but this time he struggled to keep it much above 60%. Federer broke Karlovic's serve once in each of the first two sets and clinched the third set by winning a tie-break 7–3. A stunning forehand on the run from the Croat made it deuce for the first time in the match but two big serves from the world No2 snuffed out the chance. 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By defeating Ivo Karlović in the quarterfinals, Federer reached his 21st consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, having started the streak at Wimbledon in 2004. Either way a semi-final is always going to be difficult but I have got there now and I am happy about that." Serena Williams defeated her sister, the two-time defending champion Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6 (7–3), 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. Federer will now face Tommy Haas in the semi-final. Karlovic even had a glimpse of a break in the sixth game when Federer, too, began with a double fault. Wed 1 Jul 2009 10.05 EDT As of 2020, this remains the last Grand Slam event to feature the top four seeds on the women's side in the semifinals. Swiss Roger Federer established a number of records at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. 2009 Wimbledon Results. Murray's quarter-final day. (3) Andy Murray (Gbr) 6-4 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5) (2) Roger Federer (Swi) def. Maybe I could have been even more confident if I had won last year. Federer will now face Tommy Haas in the semi-final. Roger Federer dealt with Ivo Karlovic's powerful serves to secure a 6–3, 7–5, 7–6 victory against the 22nd seed from Croatia. He then defeated Tommy Haas in the semi-final to reach his 7th consecutive Wimbledon final and his 20th Grand Slam final, both all-time records. The win means the Swiss has reached the last 21 semi-finals in the four grand slam tournaments. Venus Williams blasted her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals with another masterful display of power tennis. All rights reserved. Asked whether he could be in a more confident mood approaching the semi-finals, he replied: "I guess I can't really be any higher or confident after winning in Paris. First published on Wed 1 Jul 2009 10.05 EDT. 9-13-2009 Roger Federer (SUI) d. Novak Djokovic (SRB); 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 WATCH THE 2009 US OPEN LIVE NOW! (6) Andy Roddick (USA) 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 Day 13 Womens Singles – Final: (1) Serena Williams (USA) def. Serena Williams defeated her sister, the two-time defending champion Venus Williams, in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. Venus Williams was attempting to become the first player to win the women's singles tournament three consecutive times since Steffi Graf was champion in 1991, 1992 and 1993. This was Serena's third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh Grand Slam singles title overall.