Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach semis in Wimbledon 2016

Andy Murray withstood a dramatic fightback from French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win in five sets and reach his seventh Wimbledon semi-final.

The Briton, seeded second, let slip a two-set lead before coming through a tense contest 7-6 (12-10) 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1 on Centre Court.

Murray will play Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych in the last four on Friday.

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Seven-time champion Roger Federer takes on Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic in the other semi-final.

Third seed Federer came back from two sets down to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic in the opening match on Centre Court, while Raonic saw off American Sam Querrey - conqueror of Novak Djokovic - in four sets on Court One.

Berdych, the 2010 runner-up, beat France's Lucas Pouille 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-2 to set up a 15th meeting with Murray - the Czech trails 8-6.

'It was a great match' - Murray

After the drama of Federer's fight back from two sets down against Cilic, the Centre Court crowd was treated to another classic as Tsonga launched a terrific comeback.

Murray's hopes were seriously threatened when he faced break point early in the fifth set but the 2013 champion dug deep to prevail in three hours and 53 minutes.

"Tsonga's one of the best grass-court players in the world," Murray told BBC Sport.

"He came up with some unbelievable passing shots on the run in big moments, started returning better. He mixed it up well, so credit to him for fighting his way back into the match.

"He played extremely well. That first set was a tough one for him to lose, and I ran away with the second but he fought right until the end and it was a great match."

Tsonga tests Murray to the limit

Murray remains on course to reach a third Wimbledon final but only after surviving the first significant examination of this year's campaign.

The Briton was calling for support from his team and checking his motivational notes at the changeovers as Tsonga launched an impressive fightback in the third and fourth sets.

Murray looked to have done the hard work when he saved three set points on his way to clinching a dramatic opening tie-break after 77 minutes.

Tsonga, 31, had beaten the Scot just once in the last eight years and never on grass, and the second set disappeared in just 25 minutes as Murray apparently closed in on victory.

However, the Frenchman began to fire on serve, giving him the confidence to attack the net and take on the Murray second serve with his huge forehand.

That tactic brought Tsonga the only break of the third set and, despite a heavy fall at the start of the fourth, he continued to look the more threatening of the two players.

Murray, so assured through his first four matches, was now on edge and even a potentially decisive break for 4-2 could not settle him, Tsonga breaking straight back with another heavy forehand winner.

When two winners flew from the usually weaker Tsonga backhand on break points, Murray found it hard to contain his frustration, and a brilliant pass down the line helped the 12th seed level at two sets all.

A second Centre Court comeback of the day loomed when the Frenchman earned a break point at the start of the decider but he could only find the net with a backhand, and a relieved Murray finally regained control.

The Scot began to find his range on the forehand and closed in on the net to break for 2-0, before powering into a 5-0 lead and serving out after nearly four hours.