Roger Federer Makes Historic Seventh Consecutive Wimbledon Final

by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Wimbledon, ATPWIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Five-time champion Roger Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance Friday to beat Tommy Haas in straight sets and reach his seventh straight Wimbledon final, putting him within one win of a record 15th Grand Slam title.Seeming to get stronger with every match, Federer put on a serving clinic and took advantage of his break-point chances to subdue the 31-year-old German 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3 in just over two hours.Federer never faced a break point as he beat Haas for the ninth straight time to reach his record 20th Grand Slam final, pulling out of a tie with Ivan Lendl. Sister Act Rules Wimbledon, Again | Scoreboard Roger Federer Makes Historic Seventh Consecutive Wimbledon Final originally appeared on Fanhouse Tennis on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments