Warrior Nadal downs Del Potro in thriller to reach semi-finals

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By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - It was a breathless Wimbledon contest that kept on giving for almost five hours - diving volleys, ferocious forehands, blazing backhands and even acrobatic tumbles - and at the end of it all Rafael Nadal was the one left standing on Wednesday. Juan Martin del Potro lay sprawled face down on the slippery and dusty Centre Court turf as Nadal punched away a final backhand volley to seal a 7-5 6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 6-4 win that took him into the semi-finals for the first time since 2011. In some ways he deserves victory too," a gasping Nadal said after setting up a blockbuster semi-final with Novak Djokovic.

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