London July 15 (IANS) Roger Federer has reached the men s singles final of the Wimbledon tennis championships for the 11th time after beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4) 6-4.
The 35-year-old Swiss star is on the verge of clinching an eighth championship at the All England Club reports Xinhua news agency.
Federer has won every set he s played in this year s tournament.
On Sunday he will face 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic who reached his first final at the All England Club by eliminating 24th-seeded Sam Querrey of the U.S. 6-7 (6) 6-4 7-6 (3) 7-5.
"I feel very privileged to be in another final and get the pleasure to play on Center Court another time " said Federer who was playing in his 42nd Grand Slam semi-final on Friday.
He is the second oldest man to make the Wimbledon final after 39-year-old Ken Rosewall finished runner-up in 1974.
If he beat Cilic on Sunday Federer will become Wimbledon s oldest champion succeeding Arthur Ashe who was almost 32 when he won in 1975.
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