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TENNIS. Roger Federer reached his 21st straight major semifinal by dousing the fireworks of Croatian ace machine Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-5, 7-6.
“Twenty one in row, it’s amazing. Means the world to me,” said Federer, who is gunning for his record 15th Grand Slam title. “It’s been quite a streak and I’m happy it’s still alive.”
Federer’s win may not have raised any eyebrows, but Tommy Haas’s 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory over No. 4 Novak Djokovic certainly provided the biggest shock of the men’s tournament.
At 31, Haas was the oldest man in the last eight, but he buzzed around Court One and stung Djokovic with a string of winners to reach the last four at Wimbledon for the first time. Up next:
Federer, the man he came so close to beating at the French Open last month.
“There is not much this guy cannot do,” Haas said. “I am going to try and go out there and see if I can annoy him a little bit and go from there.”
Djokovic doesn’t think Haas is facing mission impossible, saying: “I think he’s a perfect player for this surface.”
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