Roger Federer was at his brilliant best as he downed rival Rafael Nadal 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 to reach his 12th Wimbledon final when he will meet Novak Djokovic.
The Swiss took an enthralling opening set 7-3 in a tie-break to take the early lead, but then suffered his only blip in the match when Nadal was able to roar back and take the second set only losing one game.
But Federer would not be denied in pursuit of his ninth title at SW19 as he took the third set 6-3 in majestic fashion to leave the third seed furious with his own game in response.
Nadal refused to let the 37-year-old close out the match comfortably and he had to hold his composure to serve out for 6-4 in the fourth set.
Federer will now take on world number one Djokovic in another hotly-anticipated encounter on Sunday as both players look to add to their incredible tallies of triumphs at the famous venue.
Source: Eurosport
