WIMBLEDON, England(AP) With six-time champion Roger Federer out, Rafael Nadal becomes the favorite for the Wimbledon men's title.
The top-ranked Nadal plays in the semifinals Friday against No. 4-seeded Andy Murray, trying to become the first British man in 72 years to reach the Wimbledon final. The other semifinal pits No. 3 Novak Djokovic against No. 12 Tomas Berdych, who upset Federer on Wednesday.
It's an impressive cast, even with Federer absent from the semifinals for the first time since 2002. Murray and Berdych have been long touted as future Grand Slam champions, while Djokovic has rediscovered the form that helped him win the 2008 Australian Open.
And then there's Nadal, who won Wimbledon in 2008 and was runner-up to Federer in 2006-07.