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Milos Raonic will play his first grand slam final at Wimbledon 2016 after upsetting world No.3 Roger Federer in a five-set thriller last night.
Raonic took the first set from Federer in an impressive 6-3 effort, but with Federer winning the next two sets in a 7-3 tiebreaker and then 6-4, it looked like a familiar story was about to play out.
However Raonic then stepped up to the plate, taking the last two sets of the match 7-5, 6-3 to record what is no doubt the best win of his career to date.
The two men played in the final of the Brisbane International leading up the Australian Open this year, a match which was also won by Raonic.
Federer lauded the development of Raonic – nine years his junior – after that match, and rightly so, as this has been Raonic’s best year to date and, on Sunday night, could become the year he wins his first grand slam.
He’ll play Andy Murray in the final, after Murray took a strong straight-sets win over Tomas Berdych – 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Murray will enter this final as the favourite, and the fact that he’s had a relatively easy progression while Raonic spent a lengthy amount of time on the court in his semi-final will be another advantage in his favour.
That said, it’s been a tournament full of surprising results so far. Maybe there’s one left.
Federer himself was extremely disappointed to have been bundled out, and most concerningly seemed to pick up a knee injury during the match.
It pains me to say it, but this is yet another chance to win one last grand slam title that has slipped through his fingers – and he’s not going to get many more.
But while one legend is fading, another might be about to have her finest hour – Serena Williams.
Tonight she comes up against Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles final. Following that, it’ll be just a few hours after the result either way before she’s back on the centre court again alongside her sister Venus to contest the women’s doubles final.
Of course, the remarkable thing about Serena is that she’s already done the double – taking home both the singles and doubles titles at the same grand slam – on seven occasions before, but this would be the first time since 2012 if she (with the help of course of Venus) pulls it off.
It’ll be another brilliant night of Wimbledon history, kicking off from 11pm AEST, so don’t miss it! And if you do, check The Roar again tomorrow morning for all the details in the Wimbledon wrap.