LONDON: Seven-time champion Roger Federer reached his 11th Wimbledon finals on Friday (Saturday in Manila), downing 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. Seventh seeded Cilic reached his first Wimbledon title match at the 11th attempt with a 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 win over America’s Sam Querrey. He is the second oldest man to make the Wimbledon finals after 39-year-old Ken Rosewall finished runner-up in 1974. “This guy doesn’t really seem to be getting any older,” said Berdych of Federer who has made the finals without dropping a set. Cilic, the 2014 US Open winner, fired 25 aces and 70 winners past world number 28 Querrey, the man who ended Murray’s reign as Wimbledon champion in the quarterfinals.

Source: Manila Times July 15, 2017 15:33 UTC