Raonic tops Federer, makes final
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CANADIAN Milos Raonic recovered to upset seven-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 at Wimbledon yesterday to reach his first grand slam final.
The sixth seed will meet the winner of the second semifinal between Britain’s 2013 champion Andy Murray and Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych, runner-up in 2010, in tomorrow’s showpiece match at the All England Club in London.
Raonic survived four set points in the second before losing it on the fifth, the first one in the tiebreak, but after a dominant third set from Federer the Canadian came back in the fourth by converting his second set point on a celebrity-packed Centre Court.
This year’s Australian Open semifinalist then dominated the final set to record his third win in 12 meetings with Federer and dash the Swiss world No. 3’s bid for a record 18th grand slam crown.
“There was a little opening and I took it,” said Raonic, 25, who looked down and out in the fourth set. “It’s a big impact for Canada. Hopefully, it will be even bigger if I win on Sunday.”
After weathering an early storm, Federer had been in complete control of the semifinal, his 11th at the tournament, until the tie turned suddenly and dramatically in the fourth set.
The 34-year-old, bidding to become the oldest finalist in 42 years, squandered three break points in the set and slipped from 40-0 up on serve in the 12th game.
Federer, whose last grand slam crown came at Wimbledon in 2012, had already required five sets to get past Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals, saving three match points in the process.
It was Raonic’s first win on grass against a top-10 opponent. Federer had been 10-0 in Wimbledon semifinals.
Meanwhile, Serena and Venus Williams reached their sixth Wimbledon doubles final with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory over eighth seeds Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova.
The Williams sisters have won the All England Club doubles crown five times and will face fifth seeds Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final as they bid for a 14th major doubles title.
Hungary’s Babos and Kazakhstan’s Shvedova defeated Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears of the United States 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
Serena, 34, and Venus, 36, last won the Wimbledon doubles title in 2012.
The American stars have won all 13 of their grand slam doubles finals dating back to their first success together at the French Open in 1999. They have also won the gold medal in the Olympic doubles three times, in 2000, 2008 and 2012.
Serena, bidding for a record-equalling 22nd grand slam singles triumph, takes on German fourth seed Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles final today.
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