ROGER
FEDERER is on the verge of adding an eighth Wimbledon title to his trophy
cabinet after beating Tomas Berdych in the semi-final today. Federer was
far from his best, requiring a tie-break to overcome former Wimbledon finalist
in each of the first two sets before breaking in the seventh game the third
set.
The Swiss
has now won 11 of his 12 semi-final meetings with his only defeat at this stage
coming against Milos Raonic 12 months ago.
At 35, he is
the second-oldest man to reach a Wimbledon final and should he triumph, he will
be the oldest winner of all-time.
He will play
Croatian Marin Cilic who overcame Andy Murray's conqueror Sam Querrey on Centre
Court earlier in the day.
The return
to the Wimbledon final marks a total turn around from a year ago, when he was
forced to take more than six months off with injury.
“I feel very
privileged to be in another final,” Federer said.
“I know how
much it means to guys to play on Centre Court and I get to play the final here.
I can hardly believe it’s true.”
Federer has
already won seven Wimbledon titles in the famous stadium and will move past
American Pete Sampras as the most successful man ever at the tournament if he
wins on Sunday.
And Cilic,
whom he beat in the quarter-finals last year, knows exactly the size of the
challenge ahead of him.
“I believe
this is his home court, place where he feels the best and knows that he can
play the best game,” Cilic said.
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