John Isner and his massive serve are continuing on to the Wimbledon semifinal. The big American is into his first-ever Grand Slam semi after a 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Milos Raonic of Canada. Isner and Sam Querrey (2017 Wimbledon) are the only American men to reach a semifinal since 2009. Isner won 90 percent of his first serve points Raonic actually produced more aces than Isner, taking that category 31-25. But Isner was simply dominant when he was able to put his first serve in, winning 90 percent (78 out of 87) of those points. Isner also won 81 percent (30 of 37) of points when he came to the net. Raonic, also among the tour’s biggest servers, won the first set in a tiebreak, but Isner came back and won the second-set tiebreak to knot things at one set apiece. In the third set, Isner finally got the break he needed in the fifth game off a Raonic double-fault, one of six on the day for the 27-year-old Canadian. That was all it took for Isner, who closed out the set in straightforward fashion. A similar storyline took place in the fourth and final set, with Isner taking the fifth game to go up a break. The 33-year-old American earned another break to close things out, hitting a beautiful backhand up the line with Raonic at the net. Isner is yet to be broken at Wimbledon In an incredible display of serving prowess, Isner hasn’t been broken in five matches at Wimbledon this year. Isner creates incredible power and tough angles with his 6’10” frame, and his three sets dropped this tournament have all been in a tiebreaker. Raonic only had a single break opportunity against Isner, which he failed to convert. Isner will face Kevin Anderson Next up for Isner is 32-year-old Kevin Anderson of South Africa. Anderson is coming off a massive upset over Roger Federer in which he came from two sets down to earn a well-deserved victory over the tournament’s top seed. Isner’s best finish at Wimbledon previous to this year was the third round, and his best finish ever at a Grand Slam prior to this was a quarterfinal appearance at the 2011 US Open. If Isner comes out on top against Anderson, he’ll be the first American man to make a Grand Slam final since Andy Roddick at the 2009 Wimbledon championships. If Isner wins it all, he’ll be the first American man to win a Slam since Roddick at the 2003 US Open. More from Yahoo Sports: • Bucks rookie is down to his last $3.71 as he awaits NBA paycheck • Ex-UCLA star found dead after posting cryptic YouTube message • How one LeBron tweet led to a sad day in the sun for LA fans • Rescued Thai soccer players forced to decline World Cup invite<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section Tennis Wimbledon 2018 on the BBC Venue: All England Club, Wimbledon Dates: 2-15 July Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, Connected TVs and the BBC Sport website and app; Live Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra commentary; Text commentary online. Former Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic had to work hard before reaching the third round of the men's singles. The Canadian 13th seed won three tie-breaks to beat Australian John Millman 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4). Raonic, 27, was tested by world number 56 Millman, but showed more consistency in the tie-breaks. Raonic, who lost the 2016 final to Britain's Andy Murray, will play Austrian qualifier Dennis Novak for a place in the last 16. Novak beat 16th seed Lucas Pouille of France 6-4 6-2 6-7 (8-10) 3-6 6-2 to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. Also through is American 11th seed Sam Querrey, who defeated Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-3. France's Gael Monfils recovered from losing the opening set to beat Italy's Paolo Lorenzi 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3), thrilling the crowd with some spectacular shots. Third seed Marin Cilic, eighth seed Kevin Anderson and Stan Wawrinka were among those whose matches were suspended after showers late on Wednesday. Cilic leads Guido Pello by two sets to love but Pello is 4-3 up with a break in the third, while Anderson is two sets to one up on Italy's Andreas Seppi. Swiss Wawrinka, now ranked 224 in the world after injury problems, lost the first set to Seppi's compatriot Thomas Fabbiano on a tie-break, but took the second and leads 6-5 in the third.<doc-sep>Catch all the LIVE action from Wimbledon quarter-finals where Roger Federer kicks off proceedings against Kevin Anderson. Auto refresh feeds Meanwhile on Centre Court, Djokovic has run away to a 40-0 lead in first game against Kei Nishikori. The feisty Japanese saves two break points but the Serb eventually takes the first game. Federer has started strongly against Anderson on Court 1. Rushes to a 40-0 lead before Anderson saves a break. He, however, hits a return wide and its game, Federer. On Centre Court, Nishikori is finding his rhythm. After making it 3-2, his returns have rediscovered their venom and precision, and he takes the game with a powerful forehand volley. It's 3-3. Federer takes first set against Anderson 6-2. This has been clinical stuff from the Swiss great, and he has answered Anderson's big serves with relative ease. 26 minutes is all it takes! Djokovic has run away to 5-3 lead on the Centre Court. He has kept Nishikori at bay so far, who has shown sporadic brilliance. The Serb though has been superb, and two unforced errors from the Japanese put Djokovic on set point. Nishikori saves first break point with a sizzling return on Djokovic's forehand side, before the Serb hits long to handover the second break to Nishikori. 40-all, and Djokovic fires in an ace to get back on set point. Takes the set after Nishikori hits a backhand wide. It's 6-3 to Djokovic. Tie-breaker time,and Anderson's 2-0 lead is cut to 2-1 through amazing return game from the Swiss. He sets up the next rally perfectly and induces another error from the South African to draw level. He noses ahead as Anderson hits a return long, and a sublime backhand down the line makes it 4-2 for the Swiss. He is moving so well on the court, Federer. Makes it 5-2 with a powerful serve, forcing the opponent to hit into the net. Anderson gets a point here, but Federer is on set point with another perfect return. Set point. And it goes to Federer! Anderson saves two set points but couldn't keep the Swiss away for long. 7-6 to Federer. Can he seal it in next set? What a comeback this from Anderson. Takes the third set with a searing ace. It's 2-1 on Court 1. That's it. Djokovic seals it, marches into his eighth semi-final with a four-set win over Kei Nishikori. 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 reads the final scoreline. He will play the winner of Federer-Anderson match on Friday. Anderson serves for the set, and starts with a long return. 15-0 to Federer, but the Swiss hits his return into the net. 15-all though is soon 30-all with Federer wrong-footing Anderson. The South African responds with a wicked return that is too good for the Swiss. The eight-time champion forces a deuce, and gets to advantage with a delicate return. He is just so good with his rallies, Federer. Anderson's forces a second deuce with a double-handed backhand and follows it with an ace and a forehand drive to take the game. He takes the set 6-4. Brace yourselves for the fifth set. Welcome to the third quarterfinal of the day where Rafael Nadal plays Juan Martin del Potro. The players are on the court, and we are about to start anytime. ​Meanwhile on Centre Court, Nadal has taken the first set against Del Potro 7-5. And finally, Anderson breaks. He is serving for the match...and he comes up with a wide return. Pressure? Well, he responds with an ace on his second serve. Baseline slugfest, and Anderson wins this. It's 30-15 to him. He is closing in. Who would have thought? And he is on match point! Federer had no answer to that return. And there it is! A typical deep, big serve that flies off Federer's racquet wide. Ladies and gentlemen, it took some doing. Meanwhile, on Centre Court, Nadal and Del Potro are busy in another battle of attrition. Del Potro, trailing by a set, has broken Nadal, and leads the second set 5-4. Nadal, though, takes this game with a stinging backhand return to make it 5-5. ​Time for the other quarter-final of the day. Raonic has started by taking the first game without dropping a point. Nadal faults, and it's Del Potro on set point at 8-7. He has done it. Game and set, Del Potro. He has levelled the match. are we win for another long match? Most likely! Finally, first set ends on Court 1. Milos Raonic takes it in a tie-break. Sign of things to come? Del Potro has come roaring back. Takes the third set 6-4. It's 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 in his favour now. It's 7-7 in the tie-break, and Raonic's lobbed return goes wide! It's 8-7 in Isner's favour, and he seals it. Lets out a cry of relief and victory. Two sets, two tie-breaks, one each to Raonic and Isner. All set for long haul. 7-6, 6-7 is the scoreline. It's 7-5, 6-7, 4-6, 6-4 on the Centre Court. Over to fifth set! Nadal is serving for the set, and he starts with consecutive points. He uses his excellent netplay to make it 40-0 before hitting one wide. Is that the opening Del Potro needs? No! Nadal seals it with a fiery return that beats the Argentine on the run. Nadal takes the fourth set. Welcome to the fifth set! The big-serving American has taken the third set 6-4 and leads two sets to one. It's 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in his favour. On the other court, the fourth set is, as expected, tied! It's 1-1 as of now. Nadal lands into the front row to retrieve one! Big-serving John Isner downs Milos Raonic in four sets. He comes back from a set down and once he got his rhythm, there was no stopping him. He is through to semis with a 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 win. It's 5-3 to Nadal in the decider. Del Potro has found a way to stay alive. He has scampered and dived, saved break points and made full use of his brutal forehand to come withing striking distance to draw level in this set. His return though finds the net, and its back to deuce. Unforced errors, and some more deuce. Man, this is turning into a marathon.And it's the drop shot that does it for Nadal again.He is on break point, and Del Potro saves it! Would you believ it? He has saved three break points in this game. And finally, Nadal takes it. Gets a standing ovation. This has been more of a boxing match- punches, counter punches and lots of bruises. ​ And he has done it! Beats Juan Martin Del Porto in this bruising battle to reach his sixth Wimbledon semi-final. His secures his win with a stright sliced-backhand return after Del Potro falls, and then hops over to hug his fallen opponent. What a moment. SW19 is up on their feet, as the two giants soak in the applause. Serene. Plenty more action coming your way tomorrow as ladies singles semi-finals get underway. Till then, it's good night from us. Right then, ladies and gentlemen, it was an absolute pleasure to bring today's action from Wimbledon to you. We witnessed some enthralling tennis with Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin Del Potro, Kevin Anderson, and John Isner going through to semis. Semi-finals sealed with a winner @JohnIsner will face Kevin Anderson in the last four of #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/1aGgrXkLsn It's 5-3 to Nadal in the decider. Del Potro has found a way to stay alive. He has scampered and dived, saved break points and made full use of his brutal forehand to come withing striking distance to draw level in this set. His return though finds the net, and its back to deuce. Unforced errors, and some more deuce. Man, this is turning into a marathon.And it's the drop shot that does it for Nadal again.He is on break point, and Del Potro saves it! Would you believ it? He has saved three break points in this game. And finally, Nadal takes it. Gets a standing ovation.<doc-sep>
LONDON — Milos Raonic’s serve was good, but John Isner’s was better. As a result, the Canadian’s run at Wimbledon ended in the quarterfinals for the second year in a row. In a battle of two of the sport’s top servers, No. 13 seed Raonic lost 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-3 against No. 9 seed Isner of the U.S., on Wednesday. Isner is the only player at Wimbledon this year not to have had his serve broken — and Raonic had just one break-point opportunity against the six-foot-10 American. Isner responded with an ace on that occasion and then went on to take the fourth set. Isner, meanwhile, converted on three of six break-point chances. The first break-point opportunity of the match came in the third set, and Isner made the most of it to go up 3-2. Isner fought off a set point in the second set, which marked the eighth straight set to go to a tiebreaker between the two players. Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., fell two wins short of matching his best showing at Wimbledon — a runner-up finish in 2016. Isner will face No. 8 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the semifinals. Anderson upset top seed Roger Federer of Switzerland on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski is heading to the semifinals in women’s doubles. The Ottawa native and partner Yifan Xu of China, the tournament’s sixth seeds, defeated the unseeded pair of Bethaine Mattek-Sands of the U.S., and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in a quarterfinal on Wednesday. It marks the best women’s doubles showing at a Grand Slam for the 26-year-old Dabrowski, who advanced to the quarterfinals with Xu at the 2017 U.S. Open and 2018 Australian Open. Dabrowski and Xu will face No. 12 seeds Nicole Melichar of the U.S. and Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic in the semifinals. Dabrowski has won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles — the 2018 Australian Open with Mate Pavic and 2017 French Open with Rohan Bopanna. Pavic and Dabrowski, the top mixed doubles seeds, lost in the third round at Wimbledon.