Jul 04, 2012 02:37 PM EDT
Wimbledon 2012 Results: Andy Murray Advances, Faces Tsonga in Semifinals

Andy Murray (4) beat David Ferrer 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 to advance to the Semifinals.

Murray finished the match with 18 aces, which ultimate made up for his unforced errors.

Murray and Ferrer were in a classic match out in Centre Court as the match had three tiebreaks.

The second set proved pivotal as Murray avoided going down by two sets.

Down 5-2 in the tiebreaker, Ferrer was unable to hold on to the lead and Murray won the tiebreaker 8-6.

Murray looked to have picked up all the momentum after the second set.  He tied the third set at 1, 3 and 4. Ferrer was relentless, but Murray played a tough tennis match.

His serves and backhand helped him climb back in the lead, especially during the third set. He closed it out on an ace.

The fourth set looked to end in the same fashion as both players were locked in a close one.

Murray steadily picked up his pace, which is unlike him, but as the skies darkened, his game quickened.

Whenever Murray served he looked completely dominant, his troubles came when Ferrer took charge.

Unforced errors became the weakness to Murray's game and gave Ferrer chances to stay in the game.

In the fourth set, he could have taken a 5-4 lead in the match, but failed to do so because of these errors.

There was close to a 30 minute delay. Right after the delay, Murray found himself down 5-6 and quickly went for the tie and the tiebreak.

During the tiebreak, Murray jumped out to a quick, 2-0 lead, but Ferrer once again did not give up. In the end, Murray proved victorious after winning the tiebreak 7-4.

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