The former whipped Jonas Bjorkman while Nadal accounted for Marcos Baghdatis in the men's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon endured its soggiest start since 1991 on Monday with no matches completed on the first day because of rain.
Three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe has advised Rafael Nadal to sack his long-term coach, uncle Toni and 'get a new damn coach' to get back to top form.
'Just thanks for the support. I tried. I'm sorry for the crowd that were supporting me, but it was great to feel all their support'
Alisa Kleybanova won a riveting three hour, 16 minute 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 slugfest over fifth-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic and her gritty performance earned her a loud ovation from an appreciative crowd and a Saturday date with Maria Sharapova.
The twice Wimbledon champion scored an easy victory over Katarina Srebotnik
Serena Williams celebrated American Independence Day by beating sister Venus 7-6, 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon singles title on Saturday.
Andy Murray devoured Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 to clear another hurdle towards becoming Britain's first men's singles champion in 73 years. He was joined in the third round by dogged Australian Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 champion, who produced a vintage display to dispatch fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets.
American sisters Serena and Venus Williams powered on towards a likely gold medal showdown with easy second-round wins in the Olympic singles.
Maria Sharapova defeated French qualifier Stephanie Foretz 6-1, 6-4 while Venus Williams survived British wildcard Naomi Cavaday.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic roared his way into the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6(2) defeat of unpredictable Latvian Ernests Gulbis on Centre Court.
French fans will catch their first glimpse of Amelie Mauresmo on Wednesday when the home favourite begins her bid for a maiden French Open title.
Amid the mental fight was Nick Kyrgios's usual array of the stupendous and stupid - under-arm serves, a record-breaking 145mph second serve, deft slices and, in the final tiebreak, shocking errors.
The world number one and defending champion was far from his best against the 29th-ranked Fabio Fognini, but still booked a fourth-round spot with a rip-roaring 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 win on Friday.
The world number one turns 27 on the day of the Beijing opening ceremony and he will have to rediscover his A-game after also suffering a surprise defeat in the Toronto Masters to France's Gilles Simon.
World number one Roger Federer said on Sunday the defeat by Rafael Nadal that denied him a sixth successive Wimbledon title was the hardest of his career.
Rafael Nadal set up a third successive Wimbledon final against champion Roger Federer after brushing aside German Rainer Schuettler. The Swiss accounted for Marat Safin in the other semi-final.
Twice winner Serena Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the fourth time and third against sister Venus on Thursday with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Chinese wildcard Zheng Jie on Centre Court.
Date-Krumm, ranked 84, is a lengthy outsider to cause an upset against the dominant force in the women's game who is currently on a 33-match winning streak.
Third seed Novak Djokovic became the highest men's casualty when he was demolished 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 by inspired Russian Marat Safin.
Andy Roddick stayed on course for a fifth Queen's Club title on Thursday when fellow American Mardy Fish retired after one set of their Centre Court clash.
They defeated Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Australia's Alicia Molik in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon.
The world number one questioned the success of Wimbledon's experiment with the Hawkeye ball tracking system.
The Swiss champion was at his breath-taking best as he crafted 48 exquisite winners during a 90-minute match that seemed more an exhibition of his shot-making than a charge towards a record ninth Wimbledon title.
Serena Williams' memory is not as powerful as her first serve these days, although with so many achievements to recall it would be churlish to hold that against the American great.
Separated in age by 25 years, their careers overlapped only briefly and Martina Navratilova, who herself won 18 Grand Slam singles crowns, never faced Serena Williams on a singles court.
Andy Roddick used his big serve to overcome Austrian Juergen Melzer 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday.
Tennis fans -- commoners and celebrities -- took to Twitter to convey their congratulatory messages to newly crowned Wimbledon champion Serena, who claimed a record-equalling 22nd major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday's Wimbledon final.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka returned to the big stage in style on Monday, ousting sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-4 on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
The veteran American set up a showdown with Romanian former world number one Simona Halep in Saturday's final.
'I always believed.' 'I kept on believing and dreaming I could get back'
Justine Henin beat third seed Jelena Jankovic 7-6, 7-5 to capture her second Toronto Cup.
Serena Williams clinched one of the most dramatic victories of her career on Monday, battling crippling cramp to beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-7 6-2 in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
His opponent Tommy Haas withdrew on Sunday with an abdominal muscle strain.
Shocks have been notable by their absence so far and a clutch of A-list contenders eased into the men's second round.
The 32-year-old was locked at 5-5 in the deciding set against Carlos Moya before bad light ended play on day one.
Berdych had beaten Federer at the Athens Olympics, but there was no repeat performance at Wimbledon on Monday.
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