Nadal faces Murray in semi-final

LONDON, June 30 (UPI) -- Top-seeded and defending champion Rafael Nadal will meet fourth-seeded crowd favorite Andy Murray at the Wimbledon men's semi-final Friday on Centre Court.

Second-seeded Novak Djokovic will play 12th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the other semi-final.

The night match will pit Spaniard Nadal against Briton Murray in the featured match.

Nadal has a comfortable 11-4 lifetime record against Murray, including a semifinal victory at the French Open last month.

The reigning Wimbledon, French Open and U.S. Open champion Nadal has won his last 19 matches at the All England Club. He is 4-0 in his career Wimbledon semifinals.

The 10-time Grand Slam champion hasn't tripped at Wimbledon since losing to Roger Federer in the 2007 final.

Nadal beat Federer in the 2008 final, missed the 2009 finals due to injury, and titled again last year by defeating Czech Tomas Berdych in the title match.

In the opening semifinal Friday, Djokovic will battle Tsonga in a rematch of their 2008 Aussie Open final, which was won by the Serb.

France's Tsonga is 5-2 lifetime versus Djokovic, including 1-1 in the majors.

Tsonga came back from two-sets-to-love Wednesday to stun the third-seeded six-time Wimbledon champion Federer in the quarterfinals.