Andy Murray bids to become the first British man for 74 years to make the final when he plays Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

"It was tough to lose that set - I tried to stay calm but it's not easy. There's a lot of pressure when you're on the court, but you've just got to focus", said Murray, who will bid to become the first British winner of the men's title since Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray will face Federer on Sunday. The first British man to reach a Wimbledon final since 1938. A stunning victory all round.

GAME, SET AND MATCH MURRAY! Murray wins the first point of the game aided by a stinging forehand. Tsonga's second serve is not sharp enough as Murray slams the ball at his feet. A mishit by Tsonga flies out before he restores calm by converting an overhead at the net. Murray with a 30-15 lead. Tsonga dumps the volley into the net, and Murray has two match points. Some confusion, but the ball lands in from the return and Murray is into the final.

MURRAY 6-5 - Murray throws in his second double fault of the match before a forehand is dumped into the net and once again Murray trails 30-15 at a key moment. A decent serve is faded long by Tsonga on the return. 30-30. Huge moment. Murray with a second serve that is willing to be hit, but Tsonga can only unload the return into the net. Tsonga long seconds later. A massive hold for Murray, who leads 6-5 now. Phew! Tension and nerves.

5-5 - Tsonga delivering when it matters to move 40-0 clear. He cuts a backhand wide as the score reaches 40-15. Tsonga furious as the umpire wrongly calls the ball out. Has to replay the point. Murray slams the return out of play as the match draws level. Murray to serve. If he holds, he is at least assured of a tie-break from this fourth set.

MURRAY 5-4 Massive hold by the Scot! Murray being pressed back by the power of Tsonga's forehand. A 30-15 lead for Murray with Tsonga coming to the net at every opportunity. He drills a forehand away from Murray, and suddenly Tsonga has two break points. Murray saves the first one with a big first serve that Tsonga returns long. Bad call at a key point on serve, but Murray comes up with a second serve that Tsongsa knocks long. We go to deuce before Murray sneaks out with the hold.

Brilliant escape by Tsonga! Murray continues to push and probe in his own inimitable style to move 30-0 ahead only for Tsonga to come up with a timely ace to close to 30-15. Tsonga dumps a volley into the net on the next point, and suddenly Muzza has another two break points. Murray then takes a fall as Tsonga brings off a wonderful volley. Murray lobs Tsonga, but the Frenchman produces a brilliant winner as Murray dives, but knocks the ball wide. What an escape that is by Tsonga, who levels.

MURRAY 4-3 - Anything that Murray lands at the explosive Tsonga forehand has to be treated with the utmost care, but Murray finds the required shots to move 40-15 clear. A big serve followed by a blistering forehand is good enough for Murray to eke out a 4-3 lead in this fourth set. Two games short of the final, but he must try to quell this Tsonga recovery. Tsonga also reading the Murray serve a whole lot better.

3-3 - Tsonga has stepped up the pace on the forehand side. Murray almost brings up a 30-0 lead, but Tsonga dives at the net to convert the winning volley. All getting very interesting as Murray falls 40-15 down after a big Tsonga serve. A 40-30 lead for Tsonga, who prevents deuce with an astonishing backhand winner across the court. We are level at 3-3.

BREAK TSONGA! MURRAY 3-2 Tsonga slides a brilliant forehand winner down the line after an epic rally to move 30-15 clear on the Murray serve. Big moments, but Murray responds with an ace down the middle as Tsonga dumps the return into the net. Murray goes into the net only for Tsonga to come up with a backhand winner on the run. An ace from Murray saves the day. Deuce. Tension mounts., but Tsonga brings up the second break point with a drop volley. A crushing return completes the recovery.

BREAK MURRAY! 3-1 - Back to his best just in time. Murray swipes the winner across court with the forehand before Tsonga double faults. Murray does well to get the ball back over the line trailing 30-0, but Tsonga nudges the winner over the net to get back to 30-15 behind. Murray then comes up with another fabulous winner from deep with the forehand to bring up two break points. He only needs one as Tsonga knocks the ball long after a dive volley at the net crawled over.

MURRAY 2-1 - Tsonga somehow knocks the ball out on the backhand side from two Murray serves. A real mixed bag by the Frenchman. Murray then fails to knock the ball into the empty court as he hits the net with Tsonga stranded, but Murray comes up with a blistering winner on the run seconds later. Stunning winner. On we go with Murray attempting to grab this break.

1-1 - Tsonga is looking a lot more animated. Looking really pumped up in moving 40-0 clear only for a couple of unforced errors to haul Murray back into it. The big forehand damages Murray as Tsonga sees out the game to level at 1-1. Games on serve.

MURRAY 1-0 - The mood of this match changing somewhat. The crowd all a bit quiet. Not sure what the story is with the crowd today. Tsonga rams a ball into the net at 30-30. Golden chance gone as Tsonga then hits the rigging with a backhand. Sloppy stuff from Tsonga just when he needed better. An important hold by Murray.

SET TSONGA 6-3 - Tsonga forced to overcome a Murray tennis ball that flew straight between his legs. Was also a late call that Tsonga won on a challenge, but he gets over the line to win the third set from 15-30 behind. Tsonga heads off the court. Murray with work to be done to turn this into a British win. Tsonga came to life in that third set. Huge moments now. A 2-1 lead for Murray in the match.

TSONGA 5-3 - Murray not giving up the ghost here as he produces much, much better form to hold and deny his opponent the chance to force a fourth set without serving for it. Tsonga on a bit of a roll here, but Murray will try to read his serve and break back. Tsonga will serve for the third set.

TSONGA 5-2 - A fabulous half volley from Tsonga after a crushing serve is good enough to carry Tsonga away from Murray at 30-30 as he puts another game to bed. Tsonga needs one more game to force the fourth set. Can Murray rouse himself him in time to prolong this set? He will serve to stay alive here.

TSONGA 4-2 - A lot more like the first two sets from Murray as he backs Tsonga up to stay within one break of his rival in dropping a solitary point. Would dearly love to get the break back here and try to get the job done in three sets. The longer Tsonga stays out there, the more dangerous he will be. Timing certainly a lot better from the powerful world number six.

TSONGA 4-1 - The Frenchman somehow misses an overhead smash at the net leading 30-15. What a miss that was. Truly amazing. Murray bounds to the net to convert a passing shot in bringing up a break back point only for Tsonga to respond with a gusty second serve. Murray forces a second break point as Tsonga pulls a forehand wide, but the French player dominates the next point to repel Murray. Tsonga again collapses in the next point at the net as Murray converts, but Tsonga responds to hold.

TSONGA 3-1 - Murray starting to tighen up in this third set as he wallops a backhand into the net to fall 30-40 behind. The second serve lands at the Tsonga backhand, but he slips it into the net. Golden chance of the double break gone. Murray serves out wide to move to advantage before a booming forehand is too good for Tsonga. Phew! Murray happy to hold serve. He trails 3-1.