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"When someone is a
runaway train, all you do is make simple adjustments. Roger was phenomenal
today." – Andy Roddick (Photo: Reuters)
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Roger Federer does not lose Wimbledon semi-finals and he
produced a display of clinical majesty to down Andy Murray and maintain his bid
for a record eighth title with a sparkling 7-5 7-5 6-4 win on Friday. The second-seeded Swiss
reached his 10th final at the All England Club with a near-perfect demolition
of home favourite Murray to set up a repeat of last year's showpiece decider
against world number one Novak Djokovic.
Murray could not lay a
glove on the Federer serve and the Swiss upped the pressure at crucial stages
of each set before wrapping up victory in two hours seven minutes when the
British third seed sent a forehand wide.
Reuters report continues:
"It's been tough.
Andy has been playing very well for the season," Federer said.
"I'm unbelievably
happy... I played so well on the biggest occasion today and that's probably why
I won it.
"I've been serving
very well for the entire tournament. I kept the pressure up, I went for my
shots and was able to mix it up the way I usually do it. It all worked out very
well."
Federer, who has won all 10
of the semi-finals he has played at Wimbledon, will now resume his rivalry with
Serb Djokovic, who earlier booked his place in the final with a straight sets
win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
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