WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Five-time champion Roger Federer has
reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final and will face Andy
Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Second-seeded Federer delivered a masterful grass-court
performance to beat 34th-ranked Tommy Haas of Germany, 7-6, 7-5,
6-3. The victory extends the Swiss star's winning run to 18
consecutive matches. He's trying to surpass the mark of 14 major
titles he shares with Pete Sampras.
Federer will meet Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon final for the
third time in six years. The sixth-seeded American defeated
Scotsman Andy Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 in the day's second
semifinal. Federer beat Roddick in the 2004 and '05 finals and
leads 18-2 in head-to-head meetings.
The third-seeded Murray had been seeking to become the first
British man to reach the final in 71 years and first to take the
title since Fred Perry in 1936.
Saturday's women's final at the All England Club will be a
repeat of last year's showdown between Venus and Serena Williams.
It will be the sisters' fourth meeting in the Wimbledon title
match and second in a row. Venus won last year's all-family
showdown on grass, but Serena holds a 5-2 advantage in head-to-head
meetings in Grand Slam finals.
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