Sportmaster International

Ancic will face world number one Roger Federer in the last eight

Two sets down to the Spanish 22nd seed, the Croatian fought back to claim a 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 13-11 win on Court 11.Ancic never led until he went 7-6 up in a tense decider with a service break, but Verdasco broke back immediately.The set then went with serve until Ancic broke again to lead 12-11, and the unseeded 24-year-old held his nerve to triumph with his 15th ace.Verdasco, who had led 4-1

in the final set, looked shattered by the loss after an epic contest which lasted for three hours and 48 minutes.Ancic who reached the fourth round by beating fifth seed David Ferrer, also in five sets, now faces title holder Roger Federer.He is the last man to have beaten the five-time reigning champion at Wimbledon, as an 18-year-old making his SW19 debut in 2002.He reached the sem-finals in 2004 and has now reached the quarter-finals three times.Currently ranked 43 in the world, Ancic dropped out of top 10 down to a low of 136 after missing most of the 2007 season through illness and injury.