Djokovic beats Mayer to reach last four

Djokovic will now meet Roger Federer for the first time at Wimbledon in what is sure to be an eagerly anticipated semi."He's been so dominant and consistent over the years, to meet him has to be the ultimate challenge on a grass court," Djokovic said.

Mayer is no slouch, as he showed in his fourth-round victory over Richard Gasquet, and just briefly in the first set his accuracy and strength of return seemed to surprise the No1 seed. Yet no sooner had some fierce hitting from the baseline produced the first break of serve in Mayer's favour than Djokovic did what champions can usually do and raised his game a notch to break straight back.