Federer sets sights on seventh title

Roger Federer is one win away from matching the record achievement of his hero Pete Sampras after brilliantly ending his wait to reach another Wimbledon final.

The 30-year-old Swiss was at his sublime best on Centre Court, banishing the Indian sign that defending champion Novak Djokovic had held over him in semi-finals.

World number one Djokovic had won three of their four most recent major semi-finals en route to landing four of the last six grand slams available, but he was abruptly dethroned by Federer yesterday, losing 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in what amounted to a meek surrender of his title.