Roger Federer as once-again cruised into the semi finals of Wimbledon, and only one-time doubles partner Marat Safin stands between him and a 6th consecutive Wimbledon final.  Last years champion is odds-on to meet last years finalist Rafael Nadal, whom Roger beat in 5 sets, 12 months ago.

Marat Safin beat Italy's Fabio Fognini in ronud 1 6-1 6-2 7-6, before knocking out the #3 seed Novak Djokovic in round 2 6-4 7-6 6-2  He dropped his first set beating up-and-coming Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6 3-6 7-6 6-4 in round 3.  In round 4 he defeated Swiss talent Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1 and coming from behind to beat Feliciano Lopez 3-6 7-5 7-6 6-3 in the quarter finals.  He may have beaten some big names so far, but the road really does end here for Marat Safin.  Federer is above everybodies league in this sport and hasn't lost here for 6 years.  Safin is no match for Roger.

Roger Federer has yet to drop a set in this years competition, with only Robin Soderling and Lleyton Hewitt taking him to tie breaks (once each).  We don't expect those statistics to change tomorrow.

These 2 have met 10 times in the past with Roger Federer leading the head-to-head 8-2, winning both games that were on grass (Halle 2005, Wimbledon 2007).  Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets last year and is likely to do the same again this year.

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