Sam Querrey News
Top seed Djokovic, who saved two match points in the All England Club final to deny Federer a record ninth title at the grasscourt championships, will start his campaign against 76th-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in New York next week.
Jung, 29, has never been ranked in the top 100 and perhaps is best known for getting a lucky loser spot at Wimbledon last year for his first Grand Slam main draw appearance when Andy Murray pulled out injured.
Top-seeded Marin Cilic eased into the Queen's Club semifinals when he beat champion Sam Querrey 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Friday.
Milos Raonic, coming off an injury-riddled 2017, booked a semi-final clash with comeback king Juan Martin Del Potro at the ATP Tour's Indian Wells Masters.
Anderson played flawlessly in the third set tie-break to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) in two hours and 13 minutes, ending Querrey's hopes of a title on home soil.
Even though both Nishikori and Anderson were tied 1-1, the South African served really well to snatch the semifinal victory.
Nishikori launched his comeback this year on the ATP`s Challenger circuit before returning for his first full tour event in New York.
Berdych has never won a grand slam, although he was Wimbledon runner-up in 2010 when he lost to Rafael Nadal.
Murray slumped to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-1 defeat to Querrey in the contest which lasted two hours and 41 minutes on the Centre Court.
Federer has yet to drop a set in the tournament this year and with defending champion Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal all out he is a huge favourite to become the first man to win the Wimbledon title eight times.
After the stifling temperatures of the first three days, fresher conditions returned to the west London club -- as well as a sense of tranquility after the series of shocks witnessed earlier in the week when Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all baled out early.
The 20-year-old Escobedo beat former tournament winner Isner despite posting just 10 aces to his opponent`s 35.
France sealed victory over Britain on Saturday and will face Novak Djokovic`s Serbia who also saw off Spain in two days.
Querrey, who captured his ninth ATP title fired 19 aces en route to his first career victory over Nadal in five meetings.
The top-seeded Djokovic, looked rusty in losing 7-6 (11/9), 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the hard-court tournament.
Argentina`s Del Potro, the 2011 Delray Beach champion playing just his second match of 2017, held on to beat the 24-year-old Bosnian 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-3.
Murray and Federer had both watched from afar on Thursday as Djokovic, the defending champion and six-time winner, suffered a stunning defeat to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin.
Seeking his maiden title in Melbourne after five losses in the final, Murray was made to work hard to close out victory in the third set.
Federer now has a record 307-50 win-loss record in Grand Slam matches,.
Federer, 34, has a 306-50 win-loss record in Grand Slam matches.
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