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Federer storms into seventh final in a row



03 July 2009 @ 02:42 pm BST

LONDON - Roger Federer stood one match away from a record 15th grand slam title after he snuffed out the challenge of Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday.


Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Tommy Haas of Germany
Roger Federer of Switzerland serves to Tommy Haas of Germany during their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 3, 2009.
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The five-times champion edged his 31-year-old rival in a display of sheer brilliance before a mesmerised Centre Court crowd, ending the match with a brilliant slam-dunk smash.

By downing Haas in just over two hours, he became the first man to reach seven successive Wimbledon finals since the abolition of the Challenge Round in 1922.

The rest of Britain will now wait to see if Andy Murray can join Federer in the final when the Scot takes on American sixth seed Andy Roddick in the second semi-final.

(Editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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