The world’s third seed had a solid performance while eliminating Vasek Pospisil who is ranked number 56 in the world and will take on second seed Roger Federer in the last four on Friday.

Andy Murray of Britain celebrates at match point as he plays against Vasek Pospisil of Canada, during the men’s quarter-final singles match at Wimbledon

Murray, 28, had to bear with two rain delays, the second of which saw the roof brought across in the second set.

“It was difficult, we were stopped a couple of times,” said Murray.

“I felt I played some good stuff. He served extremely well for periods. I tried to change my return position at the end of the second set to see the returns better.”

The Scot is set for a 24th meeting with Federer hoping to have a great match; he said “I know Roger very well, we walked to the practice courts together this morning.

“Friday is a different story and hopefully we can have a great match.”

In the other match Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer cruised past France’s Gilles Simon winning  6-3 7-5 6-2 in one hour and 34 minutes.

The world’s second seed also experienced two rain interruptions on Court One.

Roger Federer in action against France’s Gilles Simon in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon

Federer who last won the Wimbledon title in 2012 beating Murray in the final stressed how hard their tie will be, the Swiss said,

“We both like to look back on that summer of 2012,” He added, “If we knew beforehand that I would win Wimbledon and him the Olympics, I think we both would have taken it. It was a great summer for us.

“I am happy for him, he is doing so well after his back surgery. People forget how hard it is to get back from injury and get back into contention to win tournaments.

“Friday will be a tough one for me but I am obviously looking forward to it.”

Meanwhile defending champion Novak Djokovic will play Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the other Wimbledon semi-finals.

The world number one Djokovic had an easy ride against Croatia’s Marin Cilic winning 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Novak Djokovic returns the ball during their quarter-final game with Croatia’s Marin Cilic.

“It was a very solid performance after a tough five-set match against Kevin in the fourth round,” Djokovic said.

In the other game, Gasquet beat French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9 in an exciting five-set match.

Gasquet will take on his nemesis Djokovic whom he has got a poor record against having lost 12 of his 13 matches.

France’s Richard Gasquet (L) shakes hands with Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka (R) after winning their men’s quarter-final match

The Frenchman said: “It will be tough but I’m happy with how I’ve played.

“I’ll try to play my best again against the best player in the world.”

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Second seed Roger Federer put up a show as he outclassed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-2 6-3 to book a place in the last eight at Wimbledon.

Second seed Roger Federer beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-2 6-3 to book a place in the last eight at Wimbledon.

Seven-time champion Federer now needs one more title to break the record he holds with Pete Sampras and Willie Renshaw.

The Swiss did not buy much into his win insisting that it was his opponent who was not at his best.

“I don’t think I made a statement,” said Federer. “I did a nice job making the transition.

“It was a good match. I got off to a good start and kept rolling. Obviously maybe Roberto wasn’t at his very best.”

Federer will next face Gilles Simon for a place in the semi-finals.

In the other games, Swiss fourth seed and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka won 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 to set up a last-eight tie with Richard Gasquet. France’s Gilles Simon knocked out World number six Tomas Berdych in straight sets while Canadian Vasek Pospisil fought back to beat Viktor Troicki of Serbia 4-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 6-3.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic also fought back from two sets down to level his match against Kevin Anderson before bad light stopped play at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic battled back to level at 2-2 with Kevin Anderson before play was suspended

The world number one was put under immense pressure  on Court One as the big-serving South African took the first two sets of the fourth-round tie but  Djokovic fought back to level 6-7 (8-6) 6-7 (8-6) 6-1 6-4 after three hours and four minutes.

Play stopped at 21:03 British Standard Time (BST) and will resume for the deciding set on today.

Women events

Meanwhile Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon as fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki bowed out.

Sharapova, 28, has yet to drop a set at this year’s tournament but was tested by unseeded 21-year-old Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan before eventually progressing 6-4 6-4 in 97 minutes.

Maria Sharapova celebrates after reaching to the Wimbledon quarter-finals

The Russian fourth seed will now face 23-year-old American Coco Vandeweghe.

Dane Wozniacki, 24, was looking to reach the last eight for the first time but lost 6-4 6-4 to Garbine Muguruza.

The Spanish 21-year-old, seeded 20th, will now face Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky , who beat Romania’s Monica Niculescu 1-6 7-5 6-2.

Vandeweghe booked her meeting with Sharapova with a surprise win over sixth seed Lucie Safarova.

Czech Safarova, 28, finished runner-up at the French Open this year but lost out to Vandeweghe, who won 7-6 7-6 to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.

Fellow American Madison Keys , 21, overcame Olga Govortsova , 26, of Belarus 3-6 6-4 6-1 and will now face Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat Serbian former world number one Jelena Jankovic 7-5 6-4.

Serena Williams, left, hugged her sister Venus after winning their Wimbledon singels match on Monday. Serena Williams won 6-4, 6-3.

Two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka from Belarus eased past Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-3 and now faces five-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in the next round after her win over sister Venus Williams. Whom she beat 6-4 6-3 in one hour and eight minutes on Centre Court.

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