Federer hits overdrive to crush Bjorkman

Roger Federer’s Wimbledon title defence went into overdrive as he dispatched surprise semi-finalist Jonas Bjorkman in straight sets to reach a fourth successive final.

Federer hits overdrive to crush Bjorkman

Roger Federer’s Wimbledon title defence went into overdrive as he dispatched surprise semi-finalist Jonas Bjorkman in straight sets to reach a fourth successive final.

After a rain delay of more than two hours, Federer quickly made up for lost time, taking just 77 minutes to claim a fourth straight-sets win over the veteran Swede in an embarrassingly one-sided semi-final.

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