Fourth seed Ferrer reaches Wimbledon quarterfinals

London, July 2 (IANS): Fourth seed David Ferrer reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the second year in a row with a victory over Croatia’s Ivan Dodig here Monday.

The Spaniard, the beaten finalist at Roland Garros, fought back from one set down to win 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 6-1, 6-1, reports Xinhua.

He will next take on Juan Martin Del Potro, who defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy in the other match.

“I am only focused on my next match against Del Potro or Seppi. I don’t care about Novak or Murray. They are in the other draw. I will try for my best to win after tomorrow,” said Ferrer.

“In the first set I had a lot of chance for to win the set,” Ferrer said. “He played better than me in important moments. In the second I had three or four break points down. I make it. I was focused all the match, I was positive and consistent with my game.”