Tennis: Federer defeats Nadal to reach Wimbledon final
Federer to face top seed Djokovic on Sunday's final
Roger Federer of Switzerland in action against Rafael Nadal (not seen) of Spain in the men's singles semi-finals of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships of the All England Lawn and Croquet Club in London, United Kingdom on July 12, 2019. ( Ray Tang - Anadolu Agency )
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World number second Roger Federer advanced to the 2019 Wimbledon men’s singles final, beating world number third Rafael Nadal 3-1 in the semifinal on Friday.
The 37-year-old Swiss beat Spain's Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 12: Rafael Nadal of Spain (L) and Roger Federer of Switzerland (R) are seen on court ahead of men's singles semi-finals of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships of the All England Lawn and Croquet Club in London, United Kingdom on July 12, 2019. ( Ray Tang - Anadolu Agency )
Federer will now face Wimbledon reigning champion Novak Djokovic in the final.
World number one in tennis, Djokovic advanced to the final, beating world no. 22, Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday.
Top seed Serbian tennis player defeated his Spanish opponent Agut in four sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
