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Joins Federer, Hewitt, Novak in quarterfinals
Wimbledon, England — Andy Murray had to play later than anyone ever had in Wimbledon’s long history — and indoors to boot — before overcoming Stanislas Wawrinka in a five-set match Monday that continued long after darkness set over the All England Club.
The third-seeded Murray won the first match contested entirely under Centre Court’s new roof 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, converting his first match point at about 10:40 p.m.
Murray will next play Juan-Carlos Ferrero as he bids to become the first Briton since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the grass-court Grand Slam.
Roger Federer also advanced to the quarterfinals.
The five-time champion hit 23 aces, never lost serve and beat familiar foe Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
Safina rallies past Mauresmo
Some 90 minutes after Federer was off Centre Court, rain halted play with Amelie Mauresmo leading top-ranked Dinara Safina, 6-4, 1-4.
Officials ordered the new retractable roof closed for the remainder of the match — the first time it has been used during play in the tournament.
Safina rallied to win, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Federer improved to 11-0 against Soderling, including a victory in the French Open final to complete a career Grand Slam three weeks ago.
With all 16 fourth-round matches scheduled, the Williams sisters remained on course to play an all-family final for the second year in a row.
Five-time champion Venus led 6-1, 0-1 when Ana Ivanovic retired with a left thigh injury. Two-time champion Serena beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-1. Venus beat Serena in last year’s final.
American 17-year-old Melanie Oudin’s surprising run ended when she lost to No. 11-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 7-5.
In men’s play, No. 4 Novak Djokovic broke serve seven times and beat Dudi Sela 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. No. 22 Ivo Karlovic hit 35 aces and beat No. 7 Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (9). The 6-foot-10 Karlovic, who has yet to lose his serve in four matches, will face Federer on Wednesday.
No. 6-seeded Andy Roddick hit 24 aces, never faced a break point and defeated No. 20 Tomas Berdych 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3.
Roddick’s opponent Wednesday will be 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt, who rallied from a two-set deficit for the sixth time in his career to beat No. 23 Radek Stepanek, 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
On the hottest day of the tournament, the temperature reached 87 degrees (31 Celsius) on Centre Court before the rain arrived. The roof, built to ensure continuous play on the most famous court in tennis, wasn’t needed during the first week of the tournament.
No. 8-ranked Victoria Azarenka beat No. 10 Nadia Petrova 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3, and she’ll face Serena Williams on Tuesday.
Sabine Lisicki beat No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4, and No. 4 Elena Dementieva eliminated fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-3.
When the roof closed, many spectators responded with a standing ovation. Safina liked the new environment, too. /ap
