Wimbledon live: Lleyton Hewitt v Andy Roddick

Keep refreshing the page for live updates. Andy Murray cruises into the semi-finals with emphatic victory over Ferrero - plus the rest of the news from SW19.
Welcome to men's quarter-final day at Wimbledon. Andy Murray has won in straight sets against Juan Carlos Ferrero. Up first on Centre Court was Roger Federer, who defeated Ivo Karlovic in straight sets.
Federer will face Tommy Haas in the semi-finals after he beat Novak Djokovic, the fourth seed. On Court One, Lleyton Hewitt is meeting Andy Roddick for the right to go up against Murray on Friday.
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6.24pm: Hewitt's ninth ace brings up a second successive tiebreak.
6.20pm: Are we set for another tiebreak in this engrossing, even contest? We're on serve and it's 6-5 to Roddick. Shadows lengthening on Court One. Meanwhile, in more good news for the Murray clan, Jamie is through to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles with his partner, Liezel Huber.
6pm: Hewitt holds his serve comfortably and it's three games all. Hard to predict the winner of this one.
5.45pm: Strewth, Lleyton's crocked. He's apparently called the trainer to have a look at his muscle injury, though it doesn't seem to be hampering his performance much. 1-1 in the third set.
5.43pm: Shock as politician in need of good news jumps on Brit sporting success bandwagon. “You could see the reaction of the crowd that they were so impressed by his determination and his performance. I wish him well,” said Gordon Brown. Thought he was more of a football fan.
5.40pm: Sensational stuff on Court One as Hewitt shows his battling qualities to save three set points during a marathon tiebreak, then wins the set as Roddick goes long. One set all. The crowd are making plenty of noise. Not only are they enjoying an excellent match, the longer these two are on court, the better for the winner's semi-final opponent, a certain A. Murray.
5pm: Would Murray prefer to face Hewitt or Roddick in the semis? "Both are tough, they've got a lot of experience, I'd just like them to have a long match," he said in his post-match TV chat. With Hewitt a set down but a break up in the second, Murray's wish may be granted. Needless to say, he's the first Brit to reach the semis at SW19 since Tim Henman.
4.58pm: Murray wins! He absolutely raced through that set - and most of the previous one - to complete an impressive, if pretty easy, victory that lacked the drama of Monday night - thank goodness. He'll face either Hewitt or Roddick in the last four. 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to the world number three.
4.55pm: This one's close to the end. Murray is 5-2 to the good and serving for a place in the semi-finals.
4.42pm: Ferrero holds his serve, just, for 2-1 in the third set. He faced a break point. Murray is working his opponent all over the court. Roddick has taken the first set against Hewitt.
4.29pm: Job two-thirds of the way done as Murray wins the game to love with some fantastic serving, taking the set 6-3. From 3-1 down in the set, Murray completely turned his fortunes around with some formidable shot-making.
4.28pm: Terrific game from Murray, who breaks to love. Ferrero is struggling to win any points at the moment. The Scot has stepped it up and is serving for the second set at 5-3.
4.25pm: Federer, who frankly looks unbeatable, reflects on his win over Karlovic: “To be in my 21st consecutive major semi-final shows how consistent I have been and injury free. I’m playing well at the moment but there are some big matches to come."
4.22pm: Murray breaks back! His opponent double-faults at 0-40. 3-3.
4.20pm: It's 3-2 to Ferrero in the second set. Judy Murray, mother of, has bailed out on her son - but only so she can take in Andy's elder brother, Jamie, in the mixed doubles on Court Four. Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber are 5-4 up on the US pair, Mike Bryan and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
4.17pm: Sparse crowd on Court One. Surely people aren't choosing to watch Murray on Henman Hill rather than some live tennis? Good start for Andy Roddick who leads Lleyton Hewitt 2-0.
4.15pm: Ferrero holds again to make it 3-1 in the second set. Centre Court is packed with celebs. Sir Steve Redgrave and Lawrence Dallaglio presumably didn't have to queue for 36 hours to get their seats.
4.09pm: How disappointing. Murray is broken in the first game of the second set and Ferrero holds his serve to take a 2-0 lead.
4pm: Murray takes the first set! 7-5. He had a set point but shanked his return wide when there was a little gap to pass Ferrero as he ran to the net. A great return of serve brought the Scot another chance, which he takes (well, is given) when the Spaniard double-faults. Sadly, Robson is out, beaten 8-6 in the final set.
3.55pm: Novak no more. The fourth seed has been upset by the veteran Haas, 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. Murray has been the victim of a couple of unlucky net cord bounces in the past few minutes but he's 6-5 up.
3.47pm: Haas is a break up in the fourth set. Meanwhile, Laura Robson is showing much more grit than you'd expect of a Brit tennis player as she bids to retain her girls' singles title. She's saved three match points and is a break up in the third set. Still on serve on Centre. 3.38pm: Murray holds impressively. He's served five aces already, Ferrero none.
3.36pm: Ferrero holds with relative ease and it's 3-3. Even stuff so far.
3.29pm: Murray has a break point but the Spaniard holds on to make it 2-2. Djokovic has won the third set and is 2-1 down. Kate Winslet is on Centre Court. (In the stands.)
3.23pm: We're underway in the big match on Centre and it's one game all in scorching conditions. Djokovic looking likely to win the third set in his match with Haas.

3.05pm: It's Murray in moments. Imagine the excitement of those bizarre people who started queuing on Monday night for this. Ferrero shouldn't be a pushover. He may have needed a wildcard entry, being ranked only 70th in the world, but he's a former world number one and former French Open champion. Although that was six years ago.
2.52pm: It's all over on Centre. Federer shows his class with a straight-sets win that means he'll contest his seventh successive WImbledon semi-final on Friday. The fact that Karlovic could hardly get the ball over the net and inside the baseline was obviously a large contributing factor, though much of the reason for that was the intimidating excellence of his opponent. 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), easy.
2.47pm: Big trouble for the fourth seed. Haas saves three set points in the tiebreaker and then takes the set to lead 2-0. It's also tiebreak time on Centre.
2.38pm: Hassle for the German on Court 1 as Djokovic breaks back to take the second set into a tiebreak.
2.31pm: After Federer double-faults in the first point of the sixth game, Karlovic blows an easy chance for 0-30, fluffing a simple volley at the net with most of the court open. Federer's brilliance has really got into his opponent's head, though he does make a superb passing shot down the line for 40-40. It's not enough and Federer holds to make it 3-3. Haas has just broken Djokovic for 6-5 and will serve for a 2-0 lead.
2.20pm: Going with serve in Haas v Djokovic. It's 4-3 to the Serb, who is a set down. Britain's Laura Robson is struggling with a back injury in her girls' singles match and she's a set down.
2.11pm: "Boris" Karlovic goes long with a return and in 61 minutes, Federer is two sets to the good. With his giant frame, unsmiling and unshaven demeanour, raw power and cool sunglasses, Karlovic looks a bit like The Terminator - but his one weapon, that serve, is nowhere near enough here. He won't be back on Friday.
2.07pm: Federer is a genius. When it most matters, he finds a way to return Karlovic's serve. And how. A sublime return at 15-30 brings up two break points and he takes one to lead 6-5. If the Croat isn't serving an ace, he's in trouble.
2pm: Another impeccable service game for Federer makes it 4-4. Karlovic, all serve and no trousers, would settle for a tiebreak in this set - and probably the following ones.
1.57pm: On Court One, Haas has won the first set against Djokovic, 7-5.
1.52pm: Few decent rallies on Centre, but then it's not in Karlovic's interest to start trading shots with an opponent who is clearly vastly more talented. 3-3.
1.45pm: The Williams sisters have wrapped up their doubles quarter-final in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. 1.40pm: Signs that Federer is human. He double-faults then comically loses his balance on the baseline and nudges the ball about six yards, looking like a pub player, just for a second. Still wins the game, mind you. 1-1 in the second set.
1.36pm: Times Online's roving reporter in SW19, Kaya Burgess, tells us: "Andy Murray's mum, Judy, just described watching her son as 'a cross between sea-sickness and a heart attack'". The Great British Hope is limbering up on the practice courts. He may not have long to wait for his match.
1.33pm: Game and first set Federer. All the talk has been about Karlovic's serve, but the Swiss only dropped three points on his in that set, which was wrapped up 6-3 in 23 minutes. Life is closer on Court 1, where it's 3-3 between Haas and Djokovic.
1.30pm: Karlovic has put on some cool-looking shades. To protect him from the sun, or Federer's blinding performance? The Croat has settled into a rhythm on his serve and holds to make it 5-3.
1.27pm: Karlovic has only broken Federer's serve once in their nine previous matches and it doesn't happen here, not even close, as Federer seals out the game to love. He's up 5-2 and cruising.
1.21pm: "Big serving Karlovic" is broken already! Thanks to some superb returns of serve from Federer, who holds to 15 for the third successive service game to make it 4-1.
1.16pm: Federer's held both his service games and leads Karlovic 2-1.
12.52pm: Serena and Venus duly win the first set, 6-2.
12.30pm: Unbroken blue skies and baking sunshine once again, so it looks like Andy Murray won't have to worry about playing under that nasty, sticky, roof. The women's quarter-finals yesterday were disappointingly one-sided, apart from Dinara Safina's hard-fought win over Sabine Lisicki, so let's hope for better today. And we should get it. First up is Federer's match against the man known as "big-serving Ivo Karlovic". The 6ft 10in Croat's gigantic serve should make it tough for the favourite to break him, but does Karlovic have enough of an all-around game to trouble Federer? Doubtful. Meanwhile, the Williams sisters aren't showing any signs of fatigue after their (admittedly brief) exertions yesterday: they're up 4-1 on Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Vania King in the first set.
Source:The times