LONDON (AP) – Milos Raonic is the first Canadian in more than a century to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon. That was the easy part – now he gets to face seven-time champion Roger Federer.
Raonic defeated wild-card entry Nick Kyrgios of Australia 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Wednesday, finishing with his 39th ace on the fourth match point.
Federer has beaten Raonic all four times they’ve played, most recently at last year’s Australian Open when Federer won in straight sets.
Raonic’s big serve – his ace on match point was 133 miles per hour (214 kph) – predictably was the topic ahead of Friday’s semifinal.
On Wednesday, Raonic won 69 of 78 points on his first serve – 88 per cent – and was broken only once.