Federer reaches another Wimbledon final.Summary: Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. was all class as he made history by becoming the first man to reach seven consecutive Wimbledon finals. Roger Federer showed his class as he became the first man to reach seven consecutive Wimbledon finals. The five-times champion produced some immaculate tennis against Tommy Haas Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978) is a German tennis player. He is 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) tall and plays right-handed. He is currently ranked #10 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 in May 2002. to win 7-6 (7/3) 7-5 6-3 and maintain his 100 per cent record in Wimbledon semi-finals. It was his ninth successive victory over the veteran German and his 50th win at Wimbledon, one short of drawing level with Bjorn Borg, who watched from the Royal Box as Federer disposed dis·pose v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es v.tr. 1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange. 2. of the 24th seed. A fifth straight-sets win of this year's Championships was just about his most comfortable as he denied Haas a single break point. The 31-year-old Haas blew a two-set lead against Federer in the French Open last month, but had no answers to the Swiss master on grass. "Tommy has been playing extremely well since Paris and that is why I'm so happy come through," Federer said. "I knew he was a danger so I'm very happy with my performance. It's unbelievable to be in another final." Federer is through to a 20th Grand Slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. final, overtaking o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. the record of Ivan Lendl Noun 1. Ivan Lendl - United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960) Lendl , and could break Pete Sampras' all-time record of 14 Grand Slam titles if he wins the final. "I've had a lot of pressure over the years, it's just another great opportunity to get into the history books," he said. "Going for something that big is quite extraordinary." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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