Raonic nets Federer in quarter-finals

Canada’s Milos Raonic is LONDON through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after posting a 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Monday.

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., struggled against the 10th-seeded German early and looked in trouble after falling behind two sets to one.

But a break to win the fourth set seemed to invigorate the sixthseeded Canadian, who steamrolled to victory with a dominant fifth set.

He served to love in the deciding game, converting his first match point with his 23rd ace.

Raonic, a finalist last year at Wimbledon, will face Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.

In mixed doubles second-round action, Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and Slovenian Andreja Klepac defeated India’s Purav Raja and Japan’s Eri Hozumi 6-2, 7-5. The 11th-seeded Nestor and Klepac next meet Nicole Melichar and Andre Begemann.

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal was beaten in the fourth round Monday by Gilles Muller 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 in a marathon match.

Federer, a seven-time champ at the All England Club, advanced by beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, while Andy Murray downed Benoit Paire 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-4.

In the women’s draw, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won, while top-ranked Angelique Kerber lost.

Williams beat 19-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2, while Kerber lost to Garbine Muguruza 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

With the loss by Kerber, either Simona Halep or Karolina Pliskova will take over as the top-ranked player after the tournament. Halep also advanced Monday, while Pliskova lost in the second round.

Williams faces French Open champ Jelena Ostapenko next. The 20-year-old Latvian beat fourthseeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6 (6).

Two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, Magdalena Rybarikova, Coco Vandeweghe and Johanna Konta also advanced.