LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
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6:56 p.m.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is back in the Wimbledon semifinals for the sixth straight year.
The top-seeded Serb beat U.S. Open champion Maric Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday on Centre Court.
Djokovic, a two-time champion at the All England Club, will next face either Stan Wawrinka or Richard Gasquet, who were in the fifth set on Court 1.
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6:45 p.m.
Vasek Pospisil was docked a first serve because of a time violation, and he was none too happy about it.
The Canadian was playing Andy Murray on Wednesday in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Centre Court when the chair umpire gave Pospisil a warning for taking too long to serve in the second set.
Pospisil, who lost 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, later drew a second violation in the third set and was penalized a first serve. Players have 30 seconds to serve after the previous point.
"I think a lot of times these umpires, they seem to just want to be seen. I don't know why they do it at a time like that," Pospisil said. "I was right about to serve the ball. If he would have waited one second longer, I would have served."
Neither the warning nor the penalty seemed to affect his play, even though Pospisil was broken each time.
"Of course, anytime somebody gives you a violation, it's going to have some kind of effect. It's a direct influence on the match, he gives me a violation," Pospisil said. "But I don't think it affected me mentally very much."
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5:20 p.m.
Andy is not the only Murray in the semifinals at Wimbledon this year — so is his older brother, Jamie, in men's doubles.
Andy reached the final four in the men's singles by beating Vasek Pospisil on Centre Court on Wednesday, a day after Jamie and partner John Peers of Australia made it that far in doubles.
The Murrays are the first brothers to reach the semifinals in singles and doubles at the same Wimbledon since John and Neale Fraser did it in 1962.
The Frasers both reached the singles semifinals and the doubles semifinals, with different partners. But neither reached the final in either event that year.
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4:37 p.m.
Andy Murray is through, and will next face Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Murray, the 2013 champion, beat Vasek Pospisil of Canada 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Wednesday on Centre Court, finishing it off with the roof closed after a pair of rain delays.
Federer advanced to his 10th semifinal match at the All England Club by beating Gilles Simon of France 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. Federer is 9-0 at that stage in southwest London.
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4:06 p.m.
Roger Federer is one win away from another Wimbledon final.
The seven-time champion beat Gilles Simon of France 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the 10th time. Federer is 9-0 at that stage at the All England Club.
Although Federer won in straight sets on Court 1, his serve was broken for the first time at this year's tournament. It didn't matter much, because Federer broke right back and then served out the second set.
Federer will play either Andy Murray or Vasek Pospisil in Friday's semifinals. Murray was leading that match 6-4, 7-5, 1-2 when Federer won.
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3:32 p.m.
Play at Wimbledon has restarted after a rain delay of about 30 minutes, with the Centre Court roof closed.
Andy Murray is leading Vasek Pospisil on Centre Court 6-4, 3-4, while Roger Federer is leading Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-5 on Court 1.
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2:58 p.m.
Play in the men's quarterfinals at Wimbledon has been suspended again because of rain.
Andy Murray is leading Vasek Pospisil on Centre Court 6-4, 3-4, while Roger Federer is leading Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-5 on Court 1.
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2:55 p.m.
Gilles Simon broke Roger Federer's serve for the first time at this year's Wimbledon tournament.
Trailing 5-4 with Federer serving for the second set, Simon won four straight points to get back on serve.
Federer still leads Wednesday's quarterfinal match 6-3, 5-5.
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