Wimbledon 2014: Roger Federer wins all-Swiss battle after dropping first set

 
No sweat: Federer rallied back to win on Centre Court
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Andy Hodgson2 July 2014

Roger Federer reached a ninth Wimbledon semi-final after beating his great friend Stan Wawrinka in an all-Swiss battle on Centre Court.

The seven-time champion has never lost at the last-four stage at the All England Club and gave himself the chance to reach another final after taking national bragging rights with a 3-6 7-6 (7/5) 6-4 6-4 victory.

With Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray already out, there was a point on Wednesday afternoon when both Federer and Novak Djokovic - the other members of the 'big four' - were in danger of tumbling out too.

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Djokovic dug himself out of a deep hole to see off Marin Cilic, though, and Federer seized charge against Wawrinka once he levelled the contest in their second-set tie-break

Wawrinka, who had been struggling physically, dug deep at the end to save four match points.

But on the fifth Federer followed up a scorching serve, that Wawrinka did well to float back, with a lethal smash from mid-court.

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