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Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the 2016 men's quarter finals at Wimbledon. First up on Centre Court it's seven-times champion, Roger Federer against ninth seed, Marin Cilic.

R. Federer vs M. Cilic | Wimbledon
Men's Singles | Quarter-final | 06.07.2016 | London
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Paul Hassall

Updated 06/07/2016 at 15:29 GMT


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FEDERER 6-7 3-6 3-3 CILIC. Wow, what a winner. Cilic flashes a stunning crosscourt pass beyond Roger to seal a hold to 15. It's not just the serve that's flying. A glorious backhand winner down the line left Federer watching in dismay and the Swiss needs a real wind of change to turn this around now.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-6 3-2 CILIC. Federer does just enough. Cilic makes it awkward to make 40-30 but then fizzes a pass just wide.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-6 2-2 CILIC. Demoralising or signs of hope? Fed fights back from 40-15 down to make deuce - but then gets blown away again. Cilic level and still finding cheap points on serve.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-6 2-1 CILIC. Federer keeps his nose in front. Cilic makes a stunning winner at the start of the game but the Swiss roars back to avert what would have been a catastrophe for him.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-6 1-1 CILIC. A new set but the same old story. Cilic is in the zone and the serve does all the damage that's needed.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-6 1-0 CILIC. Federer trying to stir himself. The Swiss needs a bright opening to the third and gets it, holding to 15 to seize the scoreboard advantage.
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SET! - FEDERER 6-7 3-6 CILIC. It looks like Roger's latest bid for an eight Wimbledon title could be coming to an end. The Swiss cracks a forehand return to get off to a flyer but a glaring miss lets Cilic off the hook. The Croatian finds the thumping serve to tee up two set points and although Federer saves one with a dipping crosscourt winner, the number 9 seed finishes it off on the second. Shock on and the Maestro is in real trouble after one hour and 15 minutes on a stunned CC.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-5 CILIC. Federer asks the serve out question of the number 9 seed. It's a different type of pressure now. He just about handled it when he struggled to consolidate and Fed-Ex will know an early winner could be crucial to his hopes of getting back into this match.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-5 CILIC. The 2014 US Open champion has found the form that won him that title and it's bad news for Fed-Ex. A rampant love hold leaves the Swiss needing to hold to stay in the second set.
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FEDERER 6-7 3-4 CILIC. These are vital moments for Federer. He needs to get those first serves in and start to pose some problems on Cilic's. If he doesn't he'll find himself two sets down very shortly.
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FEDERER 6-7 2-4 CILIC. No look-in for Fed. A ferocious ace concludes a love hold. A real statement of the rising challenge that faces Federer at this juncture.
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FEDERER 6-7 2-3 CILIC. Federer re-focuses after dropping the first point on serve and comes through to stay just the one break behind. The Swiss knows he can't afford any more blips on serve given the difficulty in attacking Cilic's deliveries.
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FEDERER 6-7 1-3 CILIC. Big, big, BIG hold for Marin. The Croatian loses his nerve with double faults galore. He hits back from 0-30 but is forced to deuce where he has to fend off a BP. The huge serve comes good at a key moment and he pulls off a real escape to consolidate and take a grip of this match.
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BREAK! - FEDERER 6-7 1-2 CILIC. Big trouble for Fed-EX. The Swiss finds himself 0-30 down on serve and is forced to play catch up. Cilic snares a BP at 30-40 and gets lucky when Federer whisks a backhand just wide.
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FEDERER 6-7 1-1 CILIC. A routine overhead putaway gets Cilic on the board. Federer needs to raise his level if he's to get under the skin of the ninth seed and do some damage on his huge serve.