Wimbledon: Milos Raonic knocks Roger Federer out in epic semi-final
The Canadian fought back from two sets down to defeat the Swiss master and progress to the final.
Sixth seeded Milos Raonic from Canada progressed to the final of Wimbledon 2016 on Friday after defeating 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 4-6 7-5 6-3.
After dropping the first set, Federer kept his cool in a tight second set to take it to a tie-breaker and ultimately prevailed 7-3. After that, he showed off glimpses of his imperious best taking the next set 6-4, despite some big serving from his opponent.
The fourth set see-sawed between Raonic and Federer as none of them managed to get a break ten games into the set. Then, up 6-5 and Federer serving, Raonic played some fantastic shots to deny Federer the chance to drag it into the tie-breaker. There, he saved several set points to make it 7-5 and take it to the final set.
In the fifth set, Raonic finally managed to break Federer after a long rally to go up 3-1 and then 4-1, thanks to a succession of aces. Despite Federer winning two more games, the Canadian had stepped up a gear and pulled off four straight aces to win the last set 6-3 and progress to the final where he will meet either Andy Murray who defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-3 6-3.