Milos Raonic's bid to become the second Canadian in as many days to reach the Wimbledon singles finals ended with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Roger Federer on Friday.
Raonic, the No. 8 seed from the Toronto area, was trying to match Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard, who on Thursday became the first Canadian women's singles tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final.
There were only three service breaks in the match — all by the fourth-seeded Federer, who beat Raonic's big serve in the opening game of the match and again to make it 5-4 in both the second and third sets.
Federer will face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final. The top-seeded Serb defeated No.11 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) to reach the Wimbledon title match for the third time in four years.
Federer has a shot at winning his eighth Wimbledon singles title, which would move him ahead of American Pete Sampras for the all-time men's record. At 32, Federer could also become the oldest men's Wimbledon champion since the Open era began in 1968.
The Swiss grass-court master's 17 Grand Slam men's singles crowns are already a record.
Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, will be going for his seventh major title.
"We know each other's games," said Djokovic, who is 16-18 in his career against Federer.
Raonic, the No. 8 seed from the Toronto area, was trying to match Montreal's Eugenie Bouchard, who on Thursday became the first Canadian women's singles tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final.
There were only three service breaks in the match — all by the fourth-seeded Federer, who beat Raonic's big serve in the opening game of the match and again to make it 5-4 in both the second and third sets.
Federer will face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final. The top-seeded Serb defeated No.11 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) to reach the Wimbledon title match for the third time in four years.
Federer has a shot at winning his eighth Wimbledon singles title, which would move him ahead of American Pete Sampras for the all-time men's record. At 32, Federer could also become the oldest men's Wimbledon champion since the Open era began in 1968.
The Swiss grass-court master's 17 Grand Slam men's singles crowns are already a record.
Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, will be going for his seventh major title.
"We know each other's games," said Djokovic, who is 16-18 in his career against Federer.
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