LONDON -- Canadas Eugenie Bouchard stumbled in her first two Grand Slam semifinal appearances this year. Alex Smith Jersey . The third time proved to be the charm Thursday at the All England Club. Bouchard defeated Romanias Simona Halep 7-6 (5), 6-2 to become the first Canadian to advance to the womens singles final at Wimbledon. It was the latest achievement in what has already been a historic run for Bouchard at the sports most prestigious event. "After doing well in the past few (Grand) Slams, Ive been believing since the beginning of the tournament that I can do really well," she said. "Im just trying to take it one match at a time. Its really important not to get ahead of ourselves. "I totally feel like I belong, and Im just so excited for the next match." The 20-year-old from Westmount, Que., has yet to lose a set in her six matches so far at Wimbledon. No Canadian had ever reached the womens singles quarter-finals here in the Open era -- never mind the final -- before Bouchard. There could be a Canadian in the mens singles final as well. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., will take on Switzerlands Roger Federer on Friday with a berth in Sundays championship on the line. This is uncharted territory for Canadian tennis. Before this tournament, no Canadian had ever reached a mens or womens Grand Slam singles final, according to Tennis Canada. The last Canadian to reach a singles semifinal at a major was Robert Powell at Wimbledon in 1908, the organization said. Montreal native Greg Rusedski reached the U.S. Open final in 1997 but he was representing Great Britain at that time. The 13th-seeded Bouchard, who converted her sixth match point to complete the 94-minute victory, will next face sixth-seeded Petra Kvitova on Saturday. "To get to my first Grand Slam final, its very exciting. Its what Ive worked so long for, you know," Bouchard said. "So Im just proud of myself for todays effort." Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, beat fellow Czech left-hander Lucie Safarova 7-6 (6), 6-1 in the early semifinal. Bouchard lost in the semifinals at the years two previous majors, the Australian Open and French Open. Shes projected to rise to No. 7 -- the highest ranking for a Canadian woman -- by reaching the final and would go to No. 6 by winning the championship. Bouchard would also be the youngest Grand Slam champion since Maria Sharapova won the 2006 U.S. Open at age 19. "Ive put in a lot of hard work and its been kind of years in the making to me," Bouchard said. "So I believe in myself and I expect good results. Ive had a good start to the season, but I expect myself to do even better than that." In a semifinal that was delayed twice in the first set -- first by a left ankle injury to Halep, and then when a woman spectator fell ill during the tiebreaker -- Halep double-faulted on break point in the second set and then was broken again by Bouchard to give the Canadian a 4-1 lead. The third-seeded Halep, who saved three match points in the seventh game and two more in the final game, appeared to be increasingly affected by her ankle injury and looked down at her feet several times after hitting shots. "It was difficult to continue ... I felt a big pain in the moment, but then was better with the tape," Halep said. "But still, I couldnt push anymore with my leg. My first serve was really bad after that." On Bouchards first match point, Halep hit an ace, but Bouchard did not appear ready to receive, and she went to speak with chair umpire Kader Nouni. But the point stood and Bouchard failed to clinch the match. "When Simona tossed I heard someone scream in the crowd," Bouchard said. "It had happened a few times already. This time I didnt feel prepared to return, so I put my hand up. I felt like we should have replayed the point, but he said, no, it was her point. Just happy I kept my focus and didnt get distracted." The tiebreaker was delayed briefly when the female spectator became ill. With Halep leading 3-2, Nouni jumped from his chair to alert security officials to the womans illness and told both players to go to their sideline chairs. Temperatures on Centre Court were 25 degrees Celsius under sunny skies. Following a delay of about five minutes and after the woman was escorted from the seating area by medical staff, the tiebreaker resumed. The woman returned to her seat later in the match after treatment. Halep had never been past the third round at a Grand Slam until last year, when she made it to the fourth round at the U.S. Open. Then she reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open in January, and got to the final at the French Open last month, losing to Sharapova. In the first semifinal, Kvitova -- the only womens player born in the 1990s to have won a major title -- improved her record to 25-5 on the Wimbledon grass. The 24-year-old has made at least the quarter-finals for five years in a row. "I know how (it feels) when you hold the trophy so I really want to win my second title here and I will do everything I can," Kvitova said. She saved her best for last: Up to 6-all in the tiebreaker, Safarova had won more total points, 40-39. From there, though, Kvitova won 31 of the last 48 points in the match. Kvitova beat Bouchard 6-3, 6-2 in their only previous meeting, a second-round match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto last August. "I find her as a very solid and talented player," Kvitova said. "She is confident in her game right now. Shes moving very well ... shes playing aggressively." After sealing the victory, Bouchard appeared pleased with her performance but kept the jubilation to a minimum. "Its not like a surprise to me -- I expect good results like this," she said. "So for me, I was like, OK good. Its a step in the right direction. I get to play in the final and I still have another match so its not a full celebration yet." Bouchard is the only woman to have advanced to all three Grand Slam semifinals this year. The 2012 Wimbledon junior champion said shes proud to be the first Canadian to make it this far in the tournament. "Its always exciting and special when I can make history," she said. "My job is not done, I want to go another step further. So Im going to stay focused and enjoy it after." Also Thursday, Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver and American Jack Sock upset the second-seeded duo of Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil in mens doubles quarter-final play. The third-seeded team of Torontos Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia dropped a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to fifth seeds Leander Paes of India and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic will play Grigor Dimitrov in the other mens semifinal Friday. The final is scheduled for Sunday. Geron Christian Redskins Jersey . Almost 40 years to the day, the two teams will meet again, this time at BC Place, to celebrate the past and try to earn important points for the present. Pernell McPhee Jersey . Five years ago, Nestor and Zimonjic beat the American twins to win the title. But the Bryans, the worlds top-ranked team, needed 74 minutes to earn the victory Saturday as both Nestor and Zimonjic lost serve in the second set. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Geron-Christian-Jersey/ . on the 15-day disabled Monday list because of a strained right hamstring.Waco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - A pair of Big 12 Conference teams hoping to stay in contention get together on Saturday, as No. 19 Texas tangles with No. 20 Baylor at the Ferrell Center. Since beating TCU on Jan. 19, Texas has lost two in a row, falling to a pair of nationally-ranked rivals in Kansas (75-62) and Iowa State (89-86). As a result, the Longhorns are 14-6 on the season, but just 3-4 in conference. They are hoping to get back in the win column today, and climb a game over .500 in true road games as they enter this fray at 3-3 in such affairs. Baylor is coming off a loss of its own, as it dropped a 64-53 decision at Oklahoma State this past Tuesday. The Bears currently sit at 15-5 overall and 3-4 in the Big 12 as well. They hope a little home cooking will do the trick, as they are 11-1 in Waco this season, having won their last four at the Ferrell Center. Texas owns a commanding 160-83 lead in the all-time series with Baylor, but the Bears put an end to a three-game losing streak to the Horns with an 86-69 triumph in last years Big 12 Tournament. Javan Felix poured in 20 points and dished out eight assists, while Isaiah Taylor and Jonathan Holmes scored 17 points apiece, Taylor also handing out eight helpers while Holmes notched a double-double by grabbing 10 rebounds, and Myles Turner tacked on 16 points, but even those outstanding efforts werent enough to propel the Longhorns to victory as they dropped a tight decision at Iowa State earlier in the week. A 25-10 deficit in points at the foul line hurt UTs cause, as did the faact that the Cyclones drained 54. Pernell McPhee Redskins Jersey. .7 percent of their field goal attempts. Taylor heads a list of four players currently averaging double figures for Texas in the scoring column, as he nets 13.1 ppg to go with 3.7 apg, Holmes and Turner account for 11.9 ppg apiece, while also serving as the teams top rebounders with a combined 13.5 rpg. As a collective unit, the Horns put up 70.4 ppg while allowing just 58.9 ppg, and they are one of the top rebounding clubs in the nation, laying claim to a +11.4 differential heading into the weekend. Poor shooting proved to be the culprit in Baylors recent loss to Oklahoma State, as the team made good on only 34.5 percent of its field goal attempts, finishing with a meager total of 19 made baskets. Lester Medford knocked down three 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 13 points, while Taurean Prince chipped in with 12 and Rico Gathers produced a double-double with 11 points and as many rebounds. 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