Focused Federer wary of Safin threat

ROGER FEDERER is wary of the threat posed by a revitalised Marat Safin as the Swiss star continues his quest for a record-equalling sixth straight Wimbledon title on Centre Court today.

Former world number one Safin has made a mockery of his lowly ranking of 75 to storm into his first All England Club semi-final at the ninth attempt, and Federer knows the two-time grand slam champion is no pushover.

Calling Safin’s current ranking “ridiculous”, Federer added: “He’s finally showing again what he can do. It’s just quite surprising he’s doing it here at Wimbledon, because he used to dislike playing on this surface.”