It was a match that went down the live wire as King of Grass Roger Federer played against his arch-rival Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Wimbledon 2019. Either of the players was not willing to give up and fought harder but it, in the end, it was Roger Federer who had the last laugh and defeated the Spaniard in four straight sets. Federer won the game 7-6 (3) 1-6 6-3 6-4. With this Rafael Nadal got knocked out of the Wimbledon 2019. Roger Federer Beats Rafael Nadal 7-6(7-3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Semi-Final, to Face Novak Djokovic in the Final.
Roger Federer entered his 12th Wimbledon final and is inching towards his 31st Grand Slam final. Federer will now meet Novak Djokovic in the finals of Wimbledon 2019 on Sunday, July 14. This is the first time that the 37-year-old has beaten Nadal in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam. Needless to say that the netizens were happy and posted reactions on the same. Check out a few tweets below.
A near flawless #Federer defeats #Nadal to get into yet another #Wimbledon final! Godlike tennis from the 37 year old. Unreal stuff!
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) July 12, 2019
Billie Jean King.
Congratulations to @rogerfederer, who is headed to his 31st Grand Slam final! And to @DjokerNole, who is headed to his 6th #Wimbledon final! Should be thrilling to watch! 🎾
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) July 12, 2019
Another one.
He won 😍😍#Federer
— Rahul Shendage🇮🇳 (@shendagerahul12) July 12, 2019
Outrageous.
@rogerfederer is outrageous 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎾
— Alan Dunning (@AlanDunning10) July 12, 2019
Federer you beauty.
And he makes his way into the finals! @rogerfederer you beauty!
— Srish (@srishteaaa) July 12, 2019
At the end of the game, Federer said, “I’m exhausted. It was tough at the end. Rafa played some unbelievable shots to stay in the match. I enjoyed it. The crowd were amazing. I had spells where I was serving very well and probably the biggest points in the match went my way. That first set was huge as well, to get the lead.” With the fans will be waiting for another thrilling encounter between Federer and Djokovic.
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