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Federer reaches sixth straight Wimbledon final with straight-set win over Safin

04-07-2008 - 23:52

Roger Federer advanced to his sixth straight Wimbledon final Friday, beating Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Centre Court to reach his 16th Grand Slam final.

The five-time defending champion, who has not dropped a set at this year's tournament, again looked dominant as he tries to break Bjorn Borg's Open era record by winning his sixth straight title at the All England Club.

Federer also stretched his grass-court winning streak to 65 matches, and his Wimbledon winning streak to 40. He will face either Rafael Nadal or Rainer Schuettler in Sunday's final.

Safin, a two-time Grand Slam champion, was playing in the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time.

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