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
Another five-set epic for Roger Federer, but it's Milos Raonic who's celebrating a place in the #Wimbledon final... clips.wimbledon.com/g/v/Jvf48ssePO3
"It will have a bigger impact [back home] if I can win. I am by no means done" - @milosraonic #Wimbledon
Class in defeat. Despite losing his first ever #Wimbledon semi-final, Federer waits around to leave with Raonic... clips.wimbledon.com/g/v/DGcIRPa60OS
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"
Roger Federer lost in the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time in his career, falling to Milos Raonic. apne.ws/29BXxdE
Milos Raonic is now 5-23 vs top-3 ranked players 3 of those wins have come against Roger Federer. #Wimbledon
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
Raonic to the BBC: "It was an incredible comeback for me... With a little, little opening, I was able to turn around the match."
Well The Fed is out. Now it's Andy's turn. Fingers crossed. Showing live on 3 screens. #Wimbledon #Hove
It saddens me to see Federer play like this. I think he should retire. GOAT 🐐 #Wimbledon #FederervsRaonic #Federer #TeamFederer
Roger Federer. Centre Court. Another standing ovation. #Wimbledon
How it finished... #Wimbledon
Superb. #Wimbledon
Gotta be Andy's year now, surely. #Wimbledon
That consecutive double fault in 4th set last game looks to b costly for #RF #Wimbledon
Raonic u hv not only break Federer's heart but hearts of millions of tennis lovers. Now u better damn win this championship. #Wimbledon
It came down to those two back to back double faults.... #RF #Wimbledon