Wimbledon day nine: the social round-up

There’s nothing like a bit of patriotism to light up social media… and that’s exactly what happened when American Sam Querrey stunned defending champion and world No.1 Andy Murray in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

As British hearts broke, former American stars such as Jan-Michael Gambill and Mardy Fish tweeted their excitement:

Sam Querrey! #Wimbledon2017

— Jan-Michael Gambill (@JanmikeGambill) July 12, 2017

Holy Sam Querrey!

— Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) July 12, 2017

Andy Roddick, the last American man to reach a Grand Slam final, was in a pun-ny mood:

Samifinal …. get it? Samifinal ? Cool cool cool

— andyroddick (@andyroddick) July 12, 2017

While Davis Cup team-mate Steve Johnson expressed his delight with sarcasm:

This Sam Querrey guy really knows how to play some tennis!!! Keep it rolling!!!!

— Steve Johnson (@SJohnson_89) July 12, 2017

Andy Murray may have lost, but he won some hearts in his post-match press conference:

Andy Murray may have lost, but nothing got past him post-match…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Uniks77WKu

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 13, 2017

You gotta love this guy….???? https://t.co/aVzd4e1ffD

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) July 12, 2017

Andy ???????? https://t.co/JZJPF4FCJo

— caseydellacqua (@caseydellacqua) July 13, 2017

Thank you, Sir @andy_murray ???????????????????????? https://t.co/Ixn2EV40u1

— Nicole Gibbs (@Gibbsyyyy) July 12, 2017

That's my boy. ?? https://t.co/ldZUQ2wbZj

— judy murray (@JudyMurray) July 12, 2017

Czech Tomas Berdych is semifinal bound after Novak Djokovic retired injured – and sent his best wishes to the Serb:

Not the best way to finish the match, but it belongs to sport too.. get well soon @DjokerNole #wimbledon

— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) July 12, 2017

World No.1 doubles player Bethanie Mattek-Sands shared well wishes too:

So sorry to see @DjokerNole go down with injury. Showed grit and guts all tournament not dropping a set until today. #RecoveryRoad ????

— Bethanie MattekSands (@BMATTEK) July 12, 2017

Meanwhile, the Johanna Konta bandwagon is getting bigger – music legend Mick Jagger is onboard now:

Great to see Johanna Konta make the semi-finals at #wimbledon first British woman in 39 years. I never quite made it to a Grand Slam! pic.twitter.com/o9JS8loTqX

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) July 12, 2017

British player Naomi Broady took to Twitter to find out what Konta’s chances are:

Ok twitter, Who is your favourite to win Wimbledon ladies singles 2017? ????????????

— Naomi Broady (@NaomiBroady) July 12, 2017

In doubles action, Brazilian Marcelo Melo is fired up to be into the semifinals – where he’ll play against Finland’s Henri Kontinen for the men’s doubles world No.1 ranking:

Passamos p Semi Finaaaal aqui em Wimbledon, jogamos muito bem hj 7/6 6/4 6/4! Vaaamo q vaaaamo ! Lets keep going ! @centauroesporte @itambe @banco_bmg #melokubot #atp #cbt #somostodosgirafa #wimbledon

A post shared by Marcelo Melo (@marcelomelo83) on Jul 12, 2017 at 9:02am PDT

But Wimbledon is done for another year for CoCo Vandeweghe and Kristina Mladenovic:

Thank you @wimbledon for always giving me fantastic memories and drive for more ???????????????????? #TeamAsics #TeamYonex #GoneRogue

A post shared by CoCo Vandeweghe (@cocovandey) on Jul 12, 2017 at 12:17pm PDT

Bye @wimbledon & grass season! Hope we will have a better relationship next year ???????? Can’t wait for the second half of the season but first, some time off well-deserved????????!

A post shared by Kristina Mladenovic (@kristinamladenovic93) on Jul 12, 2017 at 11:55am PDT

 The ever-young Svetlana Kuznetsova also bid farewell:

Thank you @wimbledon for another great year, emotions and connection, getting better with age ???????????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ????????? ???? 3 ?????? ? ?????? ????? ????? ????????????? , ????? ?????????? ???????? ????

A post shared by ???????? ?????????/Kuznetsova (@svetlanak27) on Jul 12, 2017 at 10:32am PDT

Andrea Hlavackova’s tournament is over too – but she can’t get enough:

Still watching you @Wimbledon and my nephew #Tonino is a big fan of @rogerfederer as you can see ???? pic.twitter.com/WFQIWeTt26

— Andrea Hlavackova (@AndreaHlavackov) July 12, 2017

Meanwhile Janko Tipsarevic gave us this – um, interesting – insight into his rehab:

Being on rehab(again) should not prevent you from working strong…every day(1h of rowing ????????????).Massive thanks to @altitudemask and @sammersommers for helping me to do so #keepdigging

A post shared by Janko Tipsarevic (@tipsarevicjanko) on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:35am PDT