She has continued her form belying her seeding of 13th over the last week, and duly dispatched Romanian opponent Simona Halep 7-6, 6-2 in an eventful Centre Court encounter. 

First, Halep required heavy strapping in a medical timeout after turning her ankle in the fifth game of the match, before Bouchard squandered five match points before eventually holding her nerve to triumph at the sixth time of asking. 

This follows the success of male compatriot Milos Raonic, who reached the men's singles semi-finals yesterday and will now face seven-times champion Roger Federer for a place in the final. 

Bouchard proved too strong for her more experienced opponent on Centre Court
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"It was a little crazy, I've never really ended a match like that," the Canadian said afterwards.

"Just really happy I kept my focus, didn't get distracted or anything and played well in the last game.

"I never say I'm surprised because I've put in a lot of hard work because it's been sort of years in the making.

"I believe in myself, and I expect good results, and I always want more.

"I've had a good start to the season, but I expect myself to do even better than that."

Kvitová, meanwhile, won an all Czech Republic encounter with Lucie Safarova in straight sets 7-6, 6-1 to advance to her first Grand Slam final since her victory at Wimbledon three years ago.

Petra Kvitová will be seeking a second Wimbledon title after winning an all-Czech semi-final today ©Getty Images



The 24-year-old made the most of her powerful serve to edge a first-set tie break before cruising through the second set.

"It was a tough match mentally because Lucie is a good friend of mine," she said.

"I knew she would play her best tennis and she did, I'm just definitely happy I won.

"I know how it feels to hold the trophy.

"I really want to win my second title here and I will do everything I can."

Elsewhere on the ninth day of action, fifth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek battled into the men's doubles semi-finals after a hard fought 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over the third-seeded Canadian-Serbian pair of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic.

The Indo-Czech duo will next face the Canadian-US pair of Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock, who defeated second seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 today. 

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