The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
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6:18 p.m.
Andy Murray has taken a two-set lead over Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon semifinals.
The 2013 champion leads 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court.
The winner of the match will face Milos Raonic in Sunday’s final.
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6 p.m.
Serena and Venus Williams advanced to the women’s doubles final at Wimbledon.
The American sisters beat eighth-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 6-4 on No. 1 Court.
Serena and Venus are 13-0 in Grand Slam finals together, including 5-0 at the All England Club.
Serena has also reached the singles final, where she will face Angelique Kerber on Saturday. Kerber defeated Venus in the semifinals.
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5:32 p.m.
Andy Murray took the first set 6-3 against Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon semifinals.
The 2013 champion broke his opponent twice in the set, including to take a 5-3 lead. He then served out the set.
The winner of the match will face Milos Raonic in Sunday’s final.
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5:09 p.m.
Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych traded early breaks in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Murray broke Berdych to take a 2-0 lead, but the Czech responded in the next game.
The winner of the match will face Milos Raonic in Sunday’s final.
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4:35 p.m.
Roger Federer lost in the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in his career, falling to Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Centre Court.
The seven-time champion from Switzerland had a break point late in the fourth set that would have allowed him to serve for the match. Instead, Raonic held and later broke Federer in the final game of the set.
Raonic, seeded sixth and the first Canadian man to ever reach a major final, will face either Andy Murray or Tomas Berdych on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Federer had been 10-0 in Wimbledon semifinals, winning seven of his finals.
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4:18 p.m.
Milos Raonic broke Roger Federer’s serve and leads 3-1 in the fifth set of the Wimbledon semifinals.
Before the fifth set started, Federer had a trainer massage his right thigh.
Raonic won the first and fourth sets on Centre Court, while Federer took the second and third.
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3:57 p.m.
Roger Federer and Milos Raonic are headed to a fifth set in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Raonic won the fourth set 7-5, breaking the seven-time champion in the final game. Raonic won the first set 6-3 on Centre Court, and Federer took the next two 7-6 (3), 6-4.
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3:06 p.m.
Roger Federer has taken the lead in the Wimbledon semifinals after winning the third set against Milos Raonic 6-4.
Raonic won the first set 6-3 on Centre Court, and Federer took the second 7-6 (3).
Federer is trying to win a record eighth Wimbledon title, while Raonic is looking for his first.
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2:58 p.m.
Roger Federer broke Milos Raonic’s serve to take a 4-3 lead in the third set of the Wimbledon semifinals.
Raonic won the first set 6-3, and Federer took the second 7-6 (3).
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2:30 p.m.
Roger Federer won the second set against Milos Raonic in the Wimbledon semifinals 7-6 (3).
Neither player was able to break the other’s serve in the set, but Federer took advantage of a double-fault in the tiebreaker to edge ahead.
Raonic won the first set 6-3.
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2:23 p.m.
Roger Federer and Milos Raonic are heading to a tiebreaker in the second set of the Wimbledon semifinals.
Raonic won the first set 6-3.
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1:43 p.m.
Milos Raonic won the first set against Roger Federer 6-3 in the Wimbledon semifinals.
The sixth-seeded Canadian converted the only break point of the set in the fourth game on Centre Court.
Federer is trying to win a record eighth Wimbledon title, while Raonic is looking for his first.
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1:22 p.m.
Roger Federer double-faulted on break point, giving Milos Raonic the early lead in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Raonic leads 3-1 in the first set.
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1:17 p.m.
Roger Federer and Milos Raonic were on serve at the first changeover in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Raonic served first and third, and leads Federer 2-1 on Centre Court.
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12:08 p.m.
Roger Federer is one win away from his 11th Wimbledon final, while Andy Murray is chasing a spot in the title match for the third time.
Their semifinals are on Friday at the All England Club.
Third-seeded Federer will be up first on Centre Court, facing No. 6 Milos Raonic.
No. 2-seeded Murray will then play No. 10 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.
Federer, bidding for a record eighth title, has never lost a Wimbledon semifinal. Raonic, who lost in the semifinals to Federer in 2014, is seeking to become the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final.
Murray, who won the title in 2013, is aiming to reach his 11th major final. Berdych was runner-up here in 2010 to Rafael Nadal.
[Source:- Tulsa World]
