Unleashed Federer wins thrilling giant duel

It was the 40th time that Federer and Nadal faced each other. The duel last took place at Wimbledon in 2008, when the Spaniard prevailed in an epic final in 5 sets. This time the old master from Basel had the upper hand - after around 3 hours and 4 high-class sets (7:6, 1:6, 6:3, 6:4) the Swiss used his 5th match point.

Federer takes set 1 The 20-time Grand Slam winner appeared aggressive on his favorite surface, repeatedly successfully advanced to the net and scored significantly more direct points than his opponent. The tension came to a head for the first time in the tiebreak of the first set, which Federer clearly secured after an initial back and forth. His wife Mirka was excited in the stands, and Federer's former coach Stefan Edberg was also among the around 1 spectators on the Center Court, which was filled to capacity. Nobody stayed in their seats anymore. © APA/afp / BEN STANSALL

In the following sentence, Nadal sent a clear signal. The Spanish world number two clearly secured the second round and seemed to have the momentum on his side. Federer hit back again in the third set and got better and better.

In the 4th set, the spectators repeatedly got up from their seats in excitement, for example when Federer took a decisive 3-1 lead after thrilling rallies. When the score was 5:3, the Swiss missed 2 match points and in his last service game he even had to fend off another break opportunity. Nadal fought against the defeat, but in the end Federer deserved to win. Rafael Nadal gave everything but still lost in the end. © APA/afp / ADRIAN DENNIS

If he wins another title at Wimbledon, the 37-year-old would draw level with Martina Navratilova, who is the only one to have triumphed nine times at the most traditional tennis tournament. The Basel native improved his impressive Wimbledon record to 101:12 wins. Djokovic and the world number 22 had already had it in the afternoon. Bautista Agut offered a high-class game - with that better ending for the Serb.

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Unleashed Federer wins thrilling giant duel

Roger Federer's dream of a 9th Wimbledon title lives on. In the semifinals, the 37-year-old Swiss defeated Rafael Nadal in a convincing manner. Novak Djokovic is now waiting in the final.

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