Wimbledon 2015: Results, Scores, Winners and Wednesday Twitter Reaction

The top four seeds were in action Wednesday at Wimbledon in the men's singles quarterfinals, and chalk ruled the day with the exception of reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka.

The Swiss stud fell in a dramatic five-set thriller to No. 21 Richard Gasquet, which means his pursuit of a third career Grand Slam title is over for now. No. 1 Novak Djokovic, No. 2 Roger Federer and No. 3 Andy Murray were all victorious, though, and the three former Wimbledon champs are all in great position to add another accolade to their respective trophy cases.

On the heels of the best players in the men's game putting on some exceptional performances, here is a look at the results from Wednesday's quarterfinal slate, as well as the latest reaction from Twitter regarding what went down at Wimbledon.

Wednesday's Men's Singles Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
Quarterfinals	No. 1 Novak Djokovic	No. 9 Marin Cilic	6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinals	No. 2 Roger Federer	No. 12 Gilles Simon	6-3, 7-5, 6-2
Quarterfinals	No. 3 Andy Murray	Vasek Pospisil	6-4, 7-5, 6-4
Quarterfinals	No. 21 Richard Gasquet	No. 4 Stan Wawrinka	6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9

Recap and Twitter Reaction from Wednesday at Wimbledon

The first match of the day pitted Federer against No. 12 Gilles Simon. While the underdog Frenchman played some excellent tennis during the lead up to the quarterfinals, he was simply no match for the seven-time Wimbledon champion.

Fed was dominant in a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 victory that moved him even further up the charts in terms of career semifinals reached at Wimbledon, according to ESPN Stats and Info:

The one constant throughout the tournament has been the excellence of Federer's serve, and that was on full display once again against Simon. While Simon did manage to break the Swiss superstar once and end his streak of 116 consecutive holds, per SI Tennis, it was far from enough to slow him down.

Fox Sports 1 analyst and former U.S. Open winner Andy Roddick described the difficulty of handling Federer's serve, courtesy of SI Tennis' Courtney Nguyen:

Fed had some difficult conditions to overcome as Wednesday's match was delayed due to rain, but he never missed a beat, and he was pleased with the manner in which he handled the inconvenience, according to Wimbledon's official Twitter account:

Few have ever been as good as Federer at All England Club, and that notion is certainly backed up by his career success rate in Wimbledon semifinals, as provided by ESPN's Chris McKendry:

The door is very much open for Fed to advance to his second consecutive Wimbledon final and his 10th overall, but doing so won't be easy despite his air of invincibility in the semis.

That is due to the fact that Federer must get past Murray, who made quick work of Canada's Vasek Pospisil in a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 decision.

The talented Brit has benefited from what many would call a favorable draw since he didn't have to take on a seeded player in the quarters, but that won't be the case any longer since Federer looms in the semifinals.

Murray is a great grass-court player in his own right as a former Wimbledon champion, but he is well aware of the challenge that awaits, according to BBC Sport:

While Fed is undoubtedly the more experienced and successful player between them, it can be argued that Murray has the advantage. He beat Federer at All England Club to win Olympic gold in 2012, and he will also have the crowd on his side.

Federer is hugely popular at Wimbledon, but as seen in this video courtesy of BBC Tennis, the British fans love to see one of their own enjoy success:

In the other half of the draw, Djokovic cruised to a straightforward 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over the reigning U.S. Open titlist in No. 9 Marin Cilic.

The world's No. 1 player struggled to get past Kevin Anderson in the round of 16 as he needed to overcome a 2-0 deficit to win in five sets, but he had no such issues Wednesday. Djoker was clearly the superior player throughout, and he enters the semis with momentum back on his side.

Nole has long been considered one of the elite players in the sport, but his advancement to the semifinals certainly cements that as evidenced by the type of company he is in, per ESPN Stats and Info:

Djoker will be a heavy favorite next round as the defending Wimbledon champion, but Carole Bouchard of The Yellow Ball Corner notes that he hasn't exactly been at his very best throughout the tournament:

According to Wimbledon on Twitter, Djokovic is well aware of just how difficult it is to reach this point in a major regardless of how often he has done it in the past:

Most figured that Djoker would have to get past the man who beat him in the French Open final in Wawrinka, but that isn't the case as Gasquet pulled off the only upset of the day by outlasting the fourth-seeded player 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9.

The Frenchman last reached the Wimbledon semifinals way back in 2007, but he is once again just one win away from reaching his first career Grand Slam final. Per ESPN's Chris Fowler, the 29-year-old veteran has gotten to this point largely due to his consistency:

Few expected Gasquet to come out on top considering how well Wawrinka has played since winning last year's Australian Open, but as pointed out by Nguyen, he rose to the occasion on the big stage:

Although Gasquet almost let the match slip away by surrendering a break to Wawrinka, he recovered and was ultimately able to outlast his favored opponent. After the victory, he expressed his desire to reach the semis:

Gasquet's celebration could be short-lived, as he must now face Djokovic. Nole is the reigning Wimbledon champion, and he has won the tournament twice overall. The Serbian star also holds a career record of 12-1 against Gasquet, which suggests their semifinal clash could be one-sided.

Wawrinka proved at the French Open that Djokovic is beatable, though, which is why it certainly isn't safe to advance Djoker ahead of the final before the match is even played.

As great as another Djokovic versus Wawrinka match would have been, Gasquet's surprising run adds a certain element of intrigue that could turn Wimbledon on its head.  

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