Published: July 10, 2019
• No 3 seed defeats American Sam Querrey 7-5, 6-2, 6-2
• Friday’s match will be first between pair at SW19 since 2008 final
Eleven years since Rafael Nadal’s victory against Roger Federer at Wimbledon in what is widely accepted to be the greatest match in history, the pair will renew rivalries again after the Spaniard swept aside Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals.
For all that the failure of the young pretenders to challenge the Big Three has been lamented, it has its upsides too given Nadal and Federer have not clashed in SW19 since that unforgettable tussle in 2008. The men’s competition has been a slow burner, to put it politely, but Nadal’s semi-final against Federer will ensure it catches fire on Friday.
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