Roger Federer defeats Ivo Karlovic in straight sets at Wimbledon on Wednesday afternoon. Federer will meet Tommy Haas in the semis.
Roger Federer is through to an incredible 21st consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after beating Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(3) on Wednesday. Federer needed just one hour and 43 minutes to set up a Friday encounter against Tommy Haas.
Federer lost only 11 points on serve the entire day and never faced a break point. The world No. 2 came up with a single break in each of the first two sets to take a commanding lead.
Karlovic managed to force a tiebreaker in the third, but the 6'10'' Croat could not come up with the goods as he had in previous wins over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fernando Verdasco. Federer took the 'breaker seven points to three to finish off Karlovic in style. The Swiss wrapped up his afternoon with an impressive 39 winners to a mere seven unforced errors.
Federer is 9-2 lifetime against Haas, including 3-0 on grass. They most recently met in the fourth round of the French Open, where Federer came back from two sets down to win in five. Federer, of course, went on to win his first title at Roland Garros.
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