Mardy Fish of the United States reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time by beating 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
The 29-year-old Fish has never been to the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. He was a quarterfinalist at the 2007 Australian Open and 2008 U.S. Open.
Fish, who is seeded 10th, hit 23 aces and saved both break points he faced. He finished with a total of 42 winners and only 12 unforced errors, and won the point on 20 of 25 trips to the net. The sixth-seeded Berdych hadn’t lost a set through his first three matches.
