SportsPosted at: Jul 8 2016 9:23PM

Raonic upsets Federer in five sets to reach first slam final

LONDON, Jul 8 (Reuters) Canadian Milos Raonic recovered to upset seven-times champion Roger Federer 6-3 6-73 4-6 7-5 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach his first grand slam final today.
The sixth seed will meet the winner of the second semi-final between Britain's 2013 champion Andy Murray and Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych, runner-up in 2010, in Sunday's showpiece match.Raonic survived four set points in the second before losing it on the fifth, the first one in the tiebreak, but after a dominant third set from Federer the Canadian came back in the fourth by converting his second set point.This year's Australian Open semi-finalist then dominated the final set to record his third win in 12 meetings with Federer and dash the Swiss world number three's bid for a record 18th grand slam crown.
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