Jo Konta is into the semi-finals of Wimbledon with a sensational victory this evening over the second seed Simona Halep of Romania 6-7 7-6 6-4. This makes Konta the first British women since Virginia Wade to reach the semi-final stage at Wimbledon since 1978. Next for Konta is American Venus Williams.
Earlier in the day the world number four Novak Djokovic progressed to the quarter-finals with a straight sets victory over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-2 7-6 6-4. Novak will now face Czech Tomas Berdych.