Tomas Berdych News
Berdych clinched a total of 13 ATP Tour titles during his illustrious career, including the 2005 Rolex Paris Masters.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Wawrinka saw his ranking go into freefall following knee surgery in late 2017 and he finished last year as number 66 in the world.
Tiafoe faces an even more daunting task against 17-time major champion Nadal, who recorded a comfortable win over Czech Tomas Berdych in three sets.
Russian Karen Khachanov outplayed Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-2 to reach the Marseille Open final on Saturday, setting up a title showdown with Frenchman Lucas Pouille.
Tomas Berdych said Sunday he was quitting the Davis Cup after leading the Czech Republic to two consecutive wins in 2012 and 2013.
Defending champion Roger Federer argued with an umpire but mostly let his racquet do the talking as he beat Tomas Berdych for the ninth time running to reach the Australian Open semifinals on Wednesday.
It means the tournament has lost two of its top-ranked players after having already being shorn of three major stars – Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – before it began, as they try to recover from injuries.
Asked if the 'big four era' was over, the Czech Republic star responded: " It's hard to say right now. But yes, I think it's very possible."
World number one Rafa Nadal, Austrian Dominic Thiem, Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Canadian Milos Raonic will also compete in the tournament from Dec. 28-30.
While Berdych has taken a break to address his back injury, Kyrgios has chosen to stay off court due to a hip problem.
The 32-year-old world number 18 still had a remote chance of qualifying for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals for an eighth time.
Team Europe swept the singles matches at the inaugural Laver Cup on Friday before Australian Nick Kyrgios and American Jack Sock took down top-ranked Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych in the doubles to salvage a point for Team World.
The 35-year-old Swiss was given his toughest test yet by the 11th seed, who beat him at the quarter-final stage in 2010, but he raised his game at the crucial moments to become the oldest men`s singles finalist here since Ken Rosewall in 1974.
Federer has now reached 29 grand slam finals, winning 18, and he has carved his way through the draw without dropping a set.
Cilic will face the winner of Friday's other semi-final between seven-times Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Czech Tomas Berdych.
The evergreen 35-year-old is on a seven-match winning streak against Berdych, who has not beaten him since 2013, and the Swiss has yet to drop a set at this year`s championships.
Berdych has never won a grand slam, although he was Wimbledon runner-up in 2010 when he lost to Rafael Nadal.
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.
Berdych, world number 15 and the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up, will face Roger Federer in the semi-final.
Should Federer win Friday, there is a chance he will play Sunday`s final against long-standing rival Rafael Nadal, who faces Italy`s Fabio Fognini in the other semi-final.
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