The All England Club's most-beloved German, Sabine Lisicki, was looking to reach her first Grand Slam final when she met fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska this afternoon.
She managed to do so, continuing her dream run at Wimbledon with a topsy-turvy 6-4 2-6 9-7 victory over the Pole.
Read how all the twists and turns unfolded in our minute-by-minute updates below.
Hello hello! It's already time for the second women's semi-final at Wimbledon after Marion Bartoli's battering of Kirsten Flipkens.
Read more about that win here, but now our attention turns to the arguably more intriguing of the two semis.
Lisicki is perhaps one of the British public's favourite Germans. She has become an All England sweetheart thanks to her smiley nature. It's not just her endearing personality, she's also a darn good tennis player, knocking out the heavy favourite for the title - Serena Williams - in the last 16.
Radwanska is the only player left in the draw seeded in the top 10 though and will definitely present a formidable challenge to Lisicki. She's here today thanks to a three-set victory over Li Na on Tuesday.
WEATHER WATCH! We were warned about possible showers this afternoon in SW19, but the sun has come out for this second semi-final. Let's hope it stays that way!
The two women are just finishing up their warm-ups, we'll be underway shortly.
H2H: Lisicki and Radwanska have met twice in recent times and it's 1-1.
The umpire announces that Radwanska won the toss and chose to serve. The big factor to this game is whether Lisicki will be able to find her A-game. Radwanska does have excellent defence but if Lisicki is consistent enough, she should win. Here we go.
Great rally to start the match as Radwanska goes on the attack but hits a weak overhead to allow Lisicki to take control. She can't do that though as she hits wide with a forehand.
A rare unforced error from Radwanska at 30-0 as Lisicki spoons up a return but the Pole hits wide.
Lisicki's return slaps into the tape at 40-15 and that's a decent hold for Aggie to begin the contest.
Lovely combo from Lisicki to move 30-0 ahead. She demonstrates her power with a huge in-to-out forehand before some delicate touch with a drop-volley at the net.
A dodgy toss results in a double fault at 40-0 but the German makes up for that with a booming first serve on the next to match Radwanska in holding to 15.
"Ohhhh," gasp the crowd as Lisicki rockets a forehand return onto the baseline for her third winner of the match.
Radwanska's backhand goes just long and she's under a bit of pressure here at 30-30.
Lisicki's return at 30-40 is short and Radwanska approaches the German's backhand and she can't get it over the net so we remain on serve.
Fabulous way to start the next game! Radwanska with a rare show of power with a backhand down the line. Lisicki gets it back and then wins the point with a delightful lob over her opponent.
Lisicki just makes contact with a volley to move 30-0 ahead but we're now back to 30-30 after a couple of loose groundstrokes by the 23rd seed.
Lisicki holds after being taken to deuce by Radwanska, sealing the game with a deep forehand that Radwanska miscues wide. The Pole thinks the ball was out but she didn't challenge and that's her own fault.
Lisicki takes on the drive-volley and Radwanska gets it back before pulling off a good lob of her own. Lisicki sprints back to get it back but loses the point by hitting long with a pass.
A love-hold for Radwanska, the first of the match. Lisicki made a few errors there and she needs to calm those down a little as she's already made seven.
Lisicki with a much more confident hold there. She wraps it up with the first ace of the match. Her powerful serve is starting to heat up.
Radwanska's gone along swimmingly on serve so far, but Lisicki's big forehand has earned THREE BREAK POINTS...
Radwanska saves all three! Could that be a huge opportunity missed for Lisicki?
BREAK! Radwanska's serve is the first to snap as Lisicki converts at the fourth time of asking. Her backhand pass pops up fortunately off the tape and Radwanska can't react quick enough to divert it into court.
Lisicki's having all the luck at the moment! She gets a dead net cord to move to 40-0 before blasting down a 119mph serve out-wide to hold.
'Right back at you!' says Radwanska as she kicks off the ninth game with her first ACE of the match.
The Pole forces Lisicki to serve out the set by holding to 30. Lisicki's first serve is going in 68% of the time and if she keeps that up then it'll be hard for Radwanska to break. Lisicki has lost just one of the 15 points when she's got her first serve in.
Bullish start to the game from the German as she lashes down a 105mph second serve that Radwanska can do little with.
Nervy moments for Lisicki now though at 15-30 as she DOUBLE FAULTS. Her second one of the match.
BREAK-BACK POINT for Radwanska as she dictates the rally before swiping a forehand winner down the line.
A one-two-three punch from Lisicki brings us back to deuce, following up a first serve with two big forehands.
SET! Strong resolve there from the German. She serves it out after that slight wobble. Just over half an hour that one took.
Not the way to start the second set for Radwanska as she makes just her third unforced error with a loose forehand.
BREAK! What a way to the start the second set for Lisicki! She moves to 0-30 with a forehand return winner before breaking to love with another rocket return.
Not so good on her serve from the German. Radwanska is 0-30 ahead after a double fault and missed volley.
And now TWO BREAK-BACK POINTS for Radwanska as Lisicki misfires with a forehand.
Both saved! First with a forehand winner before an ace out-wide.
A second ACE in a row opens up game point for Lisicki but she squanders it with a horrible volley, letting out a squeal of frustration as she realises that it's going out.
BREAK BACK! Two imposing down-the-line backhands from Radwanska, the second a clean winner off the return, see her level up the second set.
Lisicki with a win-or-bust forehand at 30-15. She busts as Radwanska picks it up and guides it into the open court.
A fourth return winner from Lisicki saves the first game point but Radwanska converts on the second, taking charge of the point before easing a forehand into the open court.
Aggie was due a bit of luck and she gets it as her backhand from way off the court clips the tape and forces Lisicki to rearrange her stance, something she can't do quick enough and we're at 30-30.
BREAK POINT to Radwanska...
Well saved! Radwanska attacks the return but Lisicki's defence is dogged and she manages to just come out on top in the rally.
Lisicki has had three chances to hold since that break-point save but hasn't been able to take any and now it's Radwanska with another BREAK POINT...
The Pole can't even get her return over and we're back to deuce once more.
BREAK! It's three games in a row for Radwanska, two of them against serve, as Lisicki fires a backhand out.
Two of those rifling returns from Lisicki to start the game and she's looking good to break back at 0-30.
WHAT A SHOT! Radwanska with the shot of the match as Lisicki looks to move to 0-40 with a drop shot that the Pole somehow flicks crosscourt for a winner.
BREAK BACK! Another return winner moves Lisicki to 15-40. She misses on the first break point but converts the second with a simple volley at the net.
Neither woman is looking comfortable on serve at the moment as Radwanska's backhand winner moves her to 0-30.
BREAK! That's a poor game from Lisicki, Radwanska didn't have to do much there.
The run of breaks is ended as Radwanska holds to love, with Lisicki seemingly giving up on this set. Can she regain her composure here?
She may have her back against the wall, but Lisicki isn't holding back as she opens her service game with an in-to-out backhand winner.
Two double faults in a row and it's SET POINT Radwanska...
SET! As I said, Lisicki appeared to have given up on that set before she even began that service game. Another loose backhand at 30-40 gifts Radwanska the set and also the advantage of serving first in the decider.
Lisicki made a humungous 17 unforced errors in that set. Radwanska? Just three.
Lisicki has understandably gone back to the locker room for a bathroom break. I expect she's staring at herself in the mirror wondering what on earth happened in that set.
Radwanska with a confident start to the deciding set, accurately swatting a backhand winner into the corner.
After a 13th return winner, Lisicki again misfires with a groundstroke to hand Radwanska the hold. Can she steady herself on serve now?
Radwanska moves to 0-30 after a Lisicki miss is followed by a big groundstroke from the Pole. Is this going to be a fifth straight game for Aggie?
Lisicki wins the next three on the trot to move to game point but she can't take it as she fires wide with a backhand. Deuce.
Now BREAK POINT Radwanska as her high return just drops in and a few strokes later Lisicki hits into the net.
BREAK! ANOTHER groundstroke slaps into the net and that's now eight of the last nine games Radwanska has won.
Lisicki's looking threatening at 15-30 but then puts three straight forehands out of play. Can the German mentally recover from this slump and somehow get back in this game?
Lisicki has served as many double faults as Radwanska has hit total unforced errors in the match. Wow.
The German's total unforced error count is 37. Far too many, even though she's hit 39 winners.
Lisicki ends a run of six straight games against her by holding to 15.
Lisicki's groundstrokes start to come out of the middle once more and she's got TWO BREAK-BACK POINTS...
Wonderful stuff from Radwanska! Lisicki's forehand return looks perfect but somehow the Pole gets to the ball and flicks it back into play and Lisicki misses.
BREAK BACK! Radwanska picks up the pace in the next rally and looks like she's going to bring it back to deuce but Lisicki earns the break with a stunning crosscourt forehand.
Lisicki's back in the mood! She opens with three unreturnable first serves before completing a love-hold with a crosscourt forehand that Aggie can only dump into the net.
An extended rally between the pair at 40-15 ends with Lisicki's forehand just catching the baseline to prevent the Pole holding serve.
Lisicki's return on the next looks like it might creep over but it just dies at the net and Radwanska is able to stop the rot, she'd lost the previous three games.
This is a massive game coming up now. Lisicki looked back to her booming best in her last service game but she's only two games away from exiting the tournament and surely is feeling the pressure.
Not a good start. Radwanska's return is limp but Lisicki's easy backhand hits the net.
A big forehand followed by a pair of mighty first serves see Lisicki overcome that backhand to move to 40-15 and two game points.
She can't take either though and we're at deuce and nervy times for Lisicki.
Lisicki holds thanks to some gutsy play. At deuce she goes for that iffy drop shot and Radwanska gets there but can't quite reach Lisicki's loopy backhand pass before the German holds firm on the next.
Lisicki starts the next game with a classy crosscourt pass off the backhand wing. She's sniffing a break.
Well played Aggie! Lisicki hits a heavy forehand to the corner at 15-30 which Radwanska gets back before pulling off a crosscourt pass of her own that Lisicki can only get a frame to.
BREAK POINT Lisicki...
BREAK! She's a little lucky, but Lisicki has broken the Radwanska serve and will serve for a place in her first Grand Slam final.
Tension-relieving start for the German as she serves her seventh ace out-wide.
Radwanska wins the next three though and she has TWO BREAK-BACK POINTS...
The first is saved with a crosscourt winner from Lisicki.
And an unreturnable serve up the T saves the second. Back to deuce.
Break point number three for Aggie as Lisicki hits wide...
ACE!
BREAK BACK! Radwanska takes her fourth chance by slicing to the net and Lisicki is unable to make her lob dip in. Back on serve, what drama!
Big hitting from Lisicki on the opening point of the next as she finishes it off with her 52nd (!) winner of the contest.
Phenomenal disguise on a slice from Radwanska at 30-15 to move to two game points.
Lisicki saves the first by tracking down Radwanska's volley before Aggie manages to hold by hitting a first serve that Lisicki returns long. Radwanska now one game away from her second-straight Wimbledon final.
Fantastic entertainment for Centre Court as Radwanska somehow gets to Lisicki's drop shot but can do nothing as Lisicki hits into the open court. For a laugh, the Pole throws her racket towards the ball as it sails past her.
Colossal stuff from Lisicki as she finds an unreturnable serve at 30-30.
We're now at deuce as a nervy drop shot from Lisicki is put away by Radwanska.
That's gutsy from Lisicki there. She holds and it's over to Radwanska now. Remember, there's no tie-break in the final set so we carry on with the service games.
A 21st return winner from Lisicki gives her TWO BREAK POINTS...
Radwanska saves them both! First with an unreturnable first serve before an extremely clever point from the Pole bring us to deuce.
Four points in a row for Radwanska see her hold serve. She wins the game as he first serve is called out and she challenges, with HawkEye saying that it did just catch the line. Over to you, Sabine.
Lisicki races to a 40-0 lead before Radwanska reminds her opponent not to approach like that, passing the German with a backhand.
Lisicki double faults and she's only got one more game point left.
She takes it, just!
Radwanska can't pick up Lisicki's forehand and it's BREAK POINT...
Radwanska is well out of position but Lisicki's forehand to the open court goes just long! What a crucial miss that could be.
Huge forehands from the German and she's got another break point...
BREAK! This time the German does break as Radwanska's volley drifts long. Lisicki will now serve for the match for a second time.
An extended round of applause from Centre Court as Lisicki makes her way to the baseline. She's definitely their favourite.
30-0. She's two points away.
THREE MATCH POINTS...
GAME, SET AND MATCH LISICKI!
Radwanska hits a backhand winner on the first but Lisicki wins this mammoth battle on the next by putting away a forehand.
Radwanska is clearly unhappy and barely congratulates her opponent before making her way off court. It's courtesy at Wimbledon to wait for your opponent but she doesn't and this allows Lisicki some more time to soak up her achievement.
After a quick sob in her chair the German heads back but she's now signing autograph after autograph. It could be a while before she is able to leave court.
Two hours, 18 minutes that took. What a thriller and a completely different to the annihilation in the opening semi-final.
Lisicki will now face France's Marion Bartoli in Saturday's final.
Thanks for joining Sports Mole today. We'll be back for the final in two days' time but before then it's the men and their semi-finals tomorrow. We'll be covering both Djokovic vs. Del Potro and Janowicz vs. Murray, of course. See you then!
