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Milos Raonic of Canada reacts during the Men’s Singles Semi Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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Milos Raonic of Canada reacts during the Men’s Singles Semi Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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Milos Raonic of Canada reacts during the Men’s Singles Semi Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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Milos Raonic of Canada reacts during the Men’s Singles Semi Final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on day eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Milos Raonic managed to hold off tennis great Roger Federer in a five-set thriller 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 to become the first Canadian man ever to reach the Wimbledon finals on Friday.
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Federer, bidding for a record eighth title, has never lost a Wimbledon semifinal until today.
The momentum swung towards Raonic when Federer double faulted at 40-15, 5-6 in the 4th set. It proved costly as Raonic won the 4th set 7-5 and later broke Federer in the final set to claim a memorable victory.
Raonic now faces the winner of the other semifinals match between Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych.
See how fans from across the world expressed their disappointment over Federer’s exit and happiness on Raonic’s incredible feat.
History maker.
Milos Raonic is the 1st Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final after edging Roger Federer pic.twitter.com/YsMTVBWp6W
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
Another five-set epic for Roger Federer, but it's Milos Raonic who's celebrating a place in the #Wimbledon final… https://t.co/PRmBkhuq90
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
"It will have a bigger impact [back home] if I can win. I am by no means done"
– @milosraonic #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2HLVMiD2Ij
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
Class in defeat.
Despite losing his first ever #Wimbledon semi-final, Federer waits around to leave with Raonic… https://t.co/dXrqk3UmUC
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
Raonic: "John [McEnroe] gave me plenty of nuggets that helped today. So did Carlos [Moya]. I hope they have a lot more to give me"
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
Roger Federer lost in the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in his career, falling to Milos Raonic. https://t.co/60MMcXL8Ep
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2016
Milos Raonic is now 5-23 vs top-3 ranked players
3 of those wins have come against Roger Federer. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/Xsx374edYG
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 8, 2016
All I can say is I hope Mirka gets as many messages of condolence when Federer gets beaten as I do #sadtimes #federer #wimbledon
— Lydia Symonds (@symondsl) July 8, 2016
Milos Raonic on what impact the first Canadian man reaching a Slam final will have: "It will have a bigger impact if I win." #Wimbledon
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) July 8, 2016
Upset! #RogerFederer lost to #milosraonic .Also for the first time ever Federer lost in a #Wimbledon semifinal.
— Pavan Sreenivas (@pavan2911) July 8, 2016
Raonic to the BBC: "It was an incredible comeback for me… With a little, little opening, I was able to turn around the match."
— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) July 8, 2016
Well The Fed is out. Now it's Andy's turn. Fingers crossed. Showing live on 3 screens. #Wimbledon #Hove pic.twitter.com/NAc8iBbgm1
— Ancient Mariner (@mariner_hove) July 8, 2016
It saddens me to see Federer play like this. I think he should retire. GOAT ? #Wimbledon #FederervsRaonic #Federer #TeamFederer
— Al gambino (@eastLDNS_finest) July 8, 2016
This was Federer's best shot at another major. It's unlikely he gets one at this point in his career. #Wimbledon
— Danny James Gentile (@DGentleman9288) July 8, 2016
Roger Federer. Centre Court. Another standing ovation. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/azBNMRBeDf
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
How it finished…#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/nnt7jrBmwr
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 8, 2016
Superb. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/dUJqgKsCdn
— Colin Chang (@KaRmAChAnG) July 8, 2016
Shocked Federer lost but Raonic has been on the rise for a few years now. Deserves his shot. Murray in 4 sets. #Wimbledon
— Ryan Smith (@ry_smith4) July 8, 2016
#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/7uSu3PPdmC
— Chase (@chex_mitz) July 8, 2016
Roger Federer's #Wimbledon semi-final record : ??????????? pic.twitter.com/3JCaiTJFUs
— Punters Lounge Tips (@punterslounge) July 8, 2016
Roger Federer got beat plain & simple. Lapsed at the end of the 4th & never recovered. Sloppy at bad times. Congrats to Raonic #Wimbledon
— Ryan Jent (@rjent4) July 8, 2016
Gotta be Andy's year now, surely. #Wimbledon
— Shar A (@Shar231983) July 8, 2016
That consecutive double fault in 4th set last game looks to b costly for #RF #Wimbledon
— nandhakumar (@vaayamoodu) July 8, 2016
Raonic u hv not only break Federer's heart but hearts of millions of tennis lovers. Now u better damn win this championship. #Wimbledon
— $@(#!n (@tweetysachin) July 8, 2016
It came down to those two back to back double faults…. #RF #Wimbledon
— Devarsh Mehta (@devarsh07) July 8, 2016