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7 July 2016

Wimbledon: Day nine in photos

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Day Nine: The Championships - Wimbledon 2016

The men’s singles quarterfinals took centre stage at the All England Club on day nine – which saw four entertaining matches on the schedule. Relive all the highs and lows with the best photos of the day…

: AIMING HIGH: Milos Raonic reaches for a backhand volley during his quarterfinal showdown with giant-killing American Sam Querrey on Court 1; Getty Images

: HARD TO PASS: No.28-seeded American Sam Querrey stretches for a volley in his quarterfinal against sixth seed Milos Raonic; Getty Images

: POWERING ON: Canadian Milos Raonic fires a forehand as he qualifies for his second semifinal appearance at the All England Club; Getty Images

: BIG SERVING: Croatian Marin Cilic started his quarterfinal against world No.3 Roger Federer in red-hot form, quickly taking a two-set lead with some impressive serving; Getty Images

: CROWD FAVOURITE: Seven-time champion Roger Federer had the Centre Court crowd captivated during his quarterfinal with No.9 seed Marin Cilic; Getty Images

: TAKE THAT: Marin Cilic slams a forehand back to Roger Federer in a memorable quarterfinal, which saw him hold three match points in a tense fourth set; Getty Images

: COMEBACK HERO: Roger Federer celebrates his quarterfinal victory as the Centre Court crowd gives him a standing ovation; Getty Images

: NEW TERRITORY: Competing in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, Frenchman Lucas Pouille lines up a backhand against former finalist Tomas Berdych; Getty Images

: BACK AGAIN: Czech Tomas Berdych celebrates qualifying for the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time since his 2010 final run; Getty Images

: CENTRE STAGE: Brit hope Andy Murray and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga entertained in the last match on Centre Court; Getty Images

: ON THE BACK FOOT: No.12 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was under pressure early when Andy Murray took the first two sets of their quarterfinal battle; Getty Images

: GOT IT COVERED: World No.2 Andy Murray dives for a backhand volley; Getty Images

: SHOWMAN: France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is known as an entertainer and didn’t disappoint on men’s quarterfinal day; Getty Images

: FIRED UP: An emotional Andy Murray dug deep to fight back and win the decisive fifth set in his quarterfinal with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; Getty Images

: RESPECT: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Andy Murray embrace at their net after their epic five-set quarterfinal showdown; Getty Images

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