Nobody would have bet against Roger Federer being the first man into the semi- finals of Wimbledon this year.
He has been the form player of the tournament, only dropping one set on his way to his seventh consecutive Wimbledon semi.
His skill in dispatching giant Ivo Karlovic, who hit 160 aces throughout his run in SW19, was nothing short of stunning.
It was simply too easy.
Should the Swiss star win the title for the sixth time, he will regain the tag as the best male player in the world, and possibly of the modern era.
There were sceptics who thought his chances of another Grand Slam were over following his loss here last year, but he has proved those critics wrong, and is looking unbeatable.
Tommy Haas, the oldest of the four semi-finalists, took Federer to five sets at the French Open last month, and even had break points to serve for the match in the third set.
He crumbled, Federer motored, and the match was over.
It will take a miracle for the German veteran to even take a set off the world number two.
He enjoyed a splendid win over world number four Novak Djokovic in the quarters, but the Serb does not look like himself.
Not to take credit away from the 24th seed, a clever match was played, flummoxing the fourth seed into submission.
But the 14-time Grand Slam Champion will not be outplayed by the former world number two.
Federer will reach another final and will no doubt be the favourite to make history.
Wimbledon blog: Semi-final preview
Nobody would have bet against Roger Federer being the first man into the semi- finals of Wimbledon this year.
He has been the form player of the tournament, only dropping one set on his way to his seventh consecutive Wimbledon semi.
His skill in dispatching giant Ivo Karlovic, who hit 160 aces throughout his run in SW19, was nothing short of stunning.
It was simply too easy.
Should the Swiss star win the title for the sixth time, he will regain the tag as the best male player in the world, and possibly of the modern era.
There were sceptics who thought his chances of another Grand Slam were over following his loss here last year, but he has proved those critics wrong, and is looking unbeatable.
Tommy Haas, the oldest of the four semi-finalists, took Federer to five sets at the French Open last month, and even had break points to serve for the match in the third set.
He crumbled, Federer motored, and the match was over.
It will take a miracle for the German veteran to even take a set off the world number two.
He enjoyed a splendid win over world number four Novak Djokovic in the quarters, but the Serb does not look like himself.
Not to take credit away from the 24th seed, a clever match was played, flummoxing the fourth seed into submission.
But the 14-time Grand Slam Champion will not be outplayed by the former world number two.
Federer will reach another final and will no doubt be the favourite to make history.
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