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Switzerland’s Roger Federer turned back the clock once again Sunday at the All England Club to defeat local favorite Andy Murray.
Andy Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to become the first British player to make the gentlemen’s Wimbeldon finals since1938.
Two of the best players in the world set up a Wimbledon semi-final showdown with their respective straight-set wins Wednesday. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who’ve combined to win seven of the last nine Wimbledons, will meet Friday, for the first time ever at the All-England Club, for the right to play for the title.
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was upset in the first round Monday at Wimbledon 6–1, 6–3 to Russia’s Elena Vesnina.
Roger Federer outlasted Andy Roddick in an epic five-set Wimbledon men’s final to break Pete Sampras’s record of 14 career grand slam titles on Sunday in London, England. The match lasted four hours and 16 minutes with Federer winning 5—7, 7—6 (6), 7—6 (5), 3—6 16—14.
Andy Murray gave his thousands of British fans some late night drama on Monday outlasting Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka in fourth round action 2—6, 6—3, 6—3, 5—7, 6—3.
Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to win the men’s singles championship in Wimbledon.
