WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andy Roddick has reached his fourth Wimbledon semifinal by beating 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4.
The American broke Hewitt to lead 5-4 in the final set and then served out the match Wednesday. He finished the match with 43 aces.
Roddick lost to Roger Federer in the final at the All England Club in both 2004 and '05, but had not been back to the semifinals since then. He also reached the last four in 2003.
Roddick will next face third-ranked Andy Murray.
•Venus Williams (3), United States, vs. Dinara Safina (1), Russia: Williams has played a brand of grass-court tennis so superb that there have been moments when the stadium speakers ought to have played Mozart. Safina has conducted trademark raging battles with herself, moments when the stadium speakers ought to have played AC/DC. (Venus leads head-to-head, 2-1, with no previous Grand Slam meetings.)
•Serena Williams (2), United States, vs. Elena Dementieva (4), Russia: Of the 12 Grand Slam semifinal berths so far this year in women's tennis, Russian players have achieved seven and the Williams sisters three. That's assuming Serena was actually joking last week when she said she was born in Russia but moved to Compton, Calif., as a child. (Serena leads head-to-head, 5-4, and is 2-0 in Grand Slam meetings.)
