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Federer, Djokovic meet in Wimbledon final

| | Jul 05, 2014, at 05:41 am
London, July 4 (IBNS): Swiss Tennis legend Roger Federer will face Novak Djokovic in the final of the Wimbledon here.

Federer cruised to the final of the event by beating Canadian Milos Raonic int he semi-final by 6-4 6-4 6-4.

The Swiss star took just an hour and 42 minutes to reach his ninth Wimbledon final.

Djokovic ended the run of Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (9-7) in the four set encounter.

"I was playing in the semi-final against a future star," Djokovic told BBC Sport.

"Dimitrov is already a top player after beating Andy Murray and he deserves respect for that. For his first semi-final he was really fighting and it was tough," Djokovic added.

Dimitrov had already shocked the fans by beating current champion Andy Murray in Wednesday's quarter-finals.

Djokovic will aim at winning his second Wimbledon title on Sunday. He had won it in 2011.

Federer will look forward to clinch his 8th Wimbledon trophy.

 

Image: Wikimedia Commons

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