A groundsman at Wimbledon appears to be mopping up some excess moisture on Court One ahead of the action - the SW19 forecast is for another dry day, with showers later in the evening
Reigning and three-time ladies' champion Serena Williams faces unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova in the semi-finals on Centre Court, preceded by Vera Zvonareva v Tsvetana Pironkova in the other last-four match
Great Britain's Oliver Golding finds it tough going in his boy's singles quarter-final match against Argentina's Renzo Olivo - he loses the first set 6-4 but bounces back to win the second by the same margin on Court 12
Russian 21st seed Zvonareva is heavily tipped to see off the challenge of Pironkova on Centre Court, but the unseeded Bulgarian stunned the tennis world by beating five-time champion Venus Williams in the last eight
The 22-year-old Pironkova, ranked 82nd in the world before Wimbledon and never a WTA Tour finalist, continues to defy the pundits by taking a 5-2 lead in the opening set and she duly serves out to win it 6-3
Pironkova, who needed the help of the Bulgarian Embassy to find emergency accommodation after her hotel booking ran out, seems completed unfazed by what is the biggest match of her career to date
Back on Court 12, former child actor Golding, 16, earns rave reviews from British tennis fans as he sees off ninth seed Olivo 4-6 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals - Britain has never had a boys champion in the Open era
On Centre Court, world number 21 Zvonareva re-focuses in the second set and levels matters against Pironkova at 3-6 6-3 to take their semi-final to a decider
Zvonareva's greater big-match experience eventually tells as she notches up a 3-6 6-3 6-2 win which takes her into a first Grand Slam final since turning professional in 2000
Britain's Laura Robson, 16, Wimbledon girls champion in 2008, remains on course to reach another final thanks to a 7-5 6-1 victory over fellow Briton Tara Moore - she will face Japan's 10th seed Sachie Ishizu in the semis
The second ladies' semi-final gets under way on Centre Court with world number one and 12-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams expected to brush off the challenge of unseeded Czech Kvitova
But Kvitova, 20, has obviously not read the script as she maintains the form that has taken her to the final four by forcing her illustrious opponent into a first-set tie-break
Williams gains the upper hand in the tie-break, and although Kvitova manages to save two set points, the 28-year-old American is not to be denied and wins it 7-5
Having matched Serena in the first set, Kvitova is overpowered in the second as the top seed triumohs 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 to set up a final on Saturday against Zvonareva - Serena has a 5-1 record against the Russian
Away from the crowds, British fourth seed Andy Murray cuts a relaxed figure on the practice courts ahead of his semi-final showdown with Spanish world number one Rafael Nadal on Friday
Dedicated fans get ready to camp out overnight in an attempt to secure tickets for the eagerly-anticipated Murray v Nadal match-up
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