Vintage Federer holds off Nadal to reach Wimbledon final

ByReuters

Published 12/07/2019 at 18:49 GMT

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - A vintage display by Roger Federer took him past Rafael Nadal into the Wimbledon final in an eagerly-anticipated first grasscourt duel between the great rivals for 11 years on Friday.

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The 40th career meeting between the golden duo with 38 Grand Slam titles between them, swung this way and that before Federer seized control to claim a 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 victory.

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic now stands between the 37-year-old Federer, the oldest finalist here since Ken Rosewall in 1974, and a record-equalling ninth Wimbledon title in Sunday's showpiece. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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