Novak Djokovic. The Serb will become the 25th man to be ranked No.1 in the world, and the first not named Federer or Nadal since February 2004. He beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four exciting sets to reach his first Wimbledon final.
Raising his level
Rafael Nadal. The current world No.1, who will lose his top spot on Monday, became the second-youngest man to reach 13 Grand Slam finals (after Bjorn Borg) at 25 years and 30 days when he beat Andy Murray to reach his fifth Wimbledon final.
So near and yet so far
Andy Murray's quest for a Wimbledon final goes on after losing to Rafael Nadal in four sets. Murray, the British No.1, produced a perfect first set, playing aggressively, only for Nadal to seize control over the next three sets.
Don't forget
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Frenchman could not make lightning strike twice, but he remains a joy to watch, with his energy and enthusiasm. Surely a Grand Slam title will come his way one day.
Junior notes
Liam Broady advanced to the boys' final with an emphatic win over Jason Kubler, while Luke Saville did the same against Kaichi Uchida. 15-year-old Ashleigh Barty of Australia will play young Dutch girl Indy de Vroome in the first girls' singles semi-final, while Irina Khromacheva will play Caroline Garcia in the second.
Britwatch
As well as Broady in the boys' singles final, there will be three British players in the boys' doubles semi-finals tomorrow - Broady himself plays with Filip Horansky against George Morgan and Mate Pavic, while Oliver Golding and Jiri Vesely take on Andres Artunedo Martinavarr and Roberto Carballes Baena.
Record breakers
The Bryan brothers won their semi-final 9-7 in the fifth set against Nenad Zimonjic and Michael Llodra to advance to their fifth Wimbledon men's doubles final. If they win, they will equal the Grand Slam record of 11 titles of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.
Stat of the day
7
The number of unforced errors from Rafael Nadal in his semi-final, to Andy Murray's 39.
He said
"I work hard. Really, really hard. I need to work 2%, 3% harder than I do just now and push myself to be the best athlete that I can be. Every week, every month you learn something new in your training, in your matches, in practice, your diet, the gym, the training that you do. I just need to try and get better."
Andy Murray
Tomorrow's pick
The ladies' final - Maria Sharapova against Petra Kvitova. Get ready for the yelps.
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