Wimbledon: victory over Nadal! Roger Federer follows Djokovic into the final
Roger Federer won the semi-final hit against Rafael Nadal. The Swiss won a high-class match on Friday evening with 7: 6 (3), 1: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 4 - and thus played in the final against Novak Djokovic for his ninth Wimbledon title! Here's the match to read in the live ticker .
by Florian Goosmann from Wimbledon
last edit: Jul 12, 2019, 08:56 pm
It is unfair to always compare everything with everything. The 2008 Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer - it is considered by many to be the best tennis match ever, and now, 11 years later, we are human beings - no more and no less than a similarly dramatic game was expected.
While the much-discussed final in 2008 started with a 14-stroke rally (at the end of which Nadal twirled a spectacular forehand on the baseline), Federer was brief at the start of the new edition in 2019: an ace to 15: 0 - and generally ran in set First of all, almost everything about the serve.
Federer more aggressive in the tie-break
The Swiss won the first breakball at 4: 3 by benefiting from a warped Nadal backhand; the break opportunity itself thwarted Nadal in the longest rally so far, in which he kept Federer on the backhand and forced a mistake. Federer was a bit troubled at 4: 4 and 30:30, but freed himself with two strong first serves.
In the tie-break followed the most spectacular ball change of the game so far: Federer attacked and put a soulful forehand volley briefly behind the net, but Nadal was there and pushed the backhand past Federer onto the baseline. Federer brought back the mini break directly. Nadal then made it to the lead again, 3: 2 this time, a praise just behind the baseline meant 3: 3. Then Federer turned up: a forehand shot to 4: 3, two secure service points and another forehand after a finely prepared point promised the 7: 3 and thus the 1-0 set lead for the Swiss.
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Before the eyes of Rod Laver, Michael Stich and survival artist Bear Grylls (together with wife Mrs. Bear Grylls) in the Royal Box, the Swiss player also freed himself from two hot situations in the next round - he fought off two Nadal breakballs with clear network actions - remained but unsuccessful in exploiting two of their own opportunities. Federer now seemed a bit more aggressive, pulled the backhand more often than before, but suddenly lost focus, which the Spaniard used: a break to zero for Nadal, a smooth service game afterwards and thus the 4: 1 for the double Wimbledon champ from Manacor.
While Nadal kept his much quoted "intensity" high, Federer couldn't get out of his low; the maestro pulled another breakball Nadal with a frame goal, which flew directly into the stands. Federer had secretly given the sentence, a failed SABR followed and the quick 6: 1 for Nadal. Federer only made 22 percent of the point at the second serve - far too little. Nadal's best: only 2 imperfect mistakes!
Federer presses the reset button
In round three, the game started again - and Federer was back. Thanks to a great network duel, he got the first break to 3: 1, which the almost 15,000 spectators acknowledged with great cheers. In contrast to Federer in the previous sentence, Nadal stayed on this time. He had three chances to rebreak in the following service game Federers, who fought back, among other things after an eternal baseline duel, in which his frame was involved several times - it was finally called 4: 1. The match was now extremely high class.
A double break for Federer could still prevent Nadal and acknowledged that with an energetic fist, but it was not enough to get on. Federer brought his serve twice and took the lead 2-1. He won 15 winners - with only 2 mistakes without need. Strong!
Federer takes the lead early
In set four, the 37-year-old remained focused - while Nadal had to do without a first serve at times. The result: The 2: 1 break for Federer, which he no longer gave up. Nadal fended off two match balls on his own serve at 5: 3 for Federer, after which it became dramatic again: Federer missed a big chance with the forehand at 30:30 and messed up a butterfly ball - the chance to equalize for Nadal, who followed in the long rally but had to look after. Nadal fended off two more match balls before Federer finally used number five to win.
The overall balance: 51 winning strikes at Federer with 27 mistakes without need - only 6 of them in sets three and four. In the last round, the Swiss also won 82 percent of his points on a second serve.
In the final on Sunday, Federer now meets defending champion Novak Djokovic , who previously won against Roberto Bautista Agut.