(CNN) -- This was not how it was supposed to end. 

The past week had been a procession -- the next few days were supposed to end in a coronation. 

With the future King of England in the Royal Box, the man who wore the Wimbledon crown so proudly allowed it to slip on Centre Court. 

Andy Murray, the first British man to win the tournament in 77 years, was not just thrown out of his court, he was brushed aside by a man threatening mutiny at the top of the men's game. 

Grigor Dimitrov has hinted at performances like this before -- but this was the announcement his potential had always promised to deliver. 

The Bulgarian, 23, for so long hailed as the heir apparent to 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer, is ready to finally erase the tag which has haunted him since he first came to prominence -- that of "Baby Fed". 

Ranked 13 in the world, Dimitrov gave a performance which left nobody in doubt that he is a serious challenger for the title following a 6-1 7-6 6-2 win over the defending champion. 

Never before has Dimitrov gone further than the second round at the All England Club -- now he is just one victory away from a grand slam final. 

But the signs had been there. Dimitrov, who won the Queens Club title - a warm-up tournament before Wimbledon - has been improving with each and every match. 

He will now play his first ever grand slam semifinal against Novak Djokovic -- the 2011 champion and the tournament's top seed. 
What is Dimitrov sometimes called?
How old is he?
Where is he from?
What is his rank?
Who did he beat?
What was the score?
How many more wins does he need to get to the grand slam final?
Who will he face in the semifinals?
What seed is Novak in?
Has he won this before?
When?
What title did Dimitrov get before Wimbledon?
Has he been getting better?
Who has won a grand slam 17 times?
Did this end the right way?
How should it have ended?
How long had it been since a man from Britain won?
Who finally did it?
Who was in the Royal Box?
Did Andy Murray lose the Wimbledon crown?
Baby Fed
 the tag which has haunted him since he first came to prominence -- that of "Baby Fed"
23
The Bulgarian, 23
Bulgaria
The Bulgarian, 23
13
Ranked 13 in the world, Dimitrov 
Andy Murray

Andy Murray, the first British man to win the tournament in 77 years, was not just thrown out of his court, he was brushed aside by a man threatening mutiny at the top of the men's game. 
6-1 7-6 6-2
a 6-1 7-6 6-2 win 
one
now he is just one victory away from a grand slam final
Novak Djokovic
He will now play his first ever grand slam semifinal against Novak Djokovic
the top
Novak Djokovic -- the 2011 champion and the tournament's top seed.
yes
Novak Djokovic -- the 2011 champion 
2011
Novak Djokovic -- the 2011 champion
the Queens Club title
Dimitrov, who won the Queens Club title - a warm-up tournament before Wimbledon
yes
 has been improving 
Roger Federer
17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer
no
This was not how it was supposed to end
in a coronation
 supposed to end in a coronation
77 years
the first British man to win the tournament in 77 years
Andy Murray
Andy Murray, the first British man to win the tournament in 77 years
the future King of England
With the future King of England in the Royal Box,
yes
the man who wore the Wimbledon crown so proudly allowed it to slip on Centre Court