LONDON — Roger Federer was at his regal best as he floated into the Wimbledon semi-finals with a silky 6-3 7-5 6-2 win over Frenchman Gilles Simon on Wednesday.
Federer was broken for the first time at this year's championships but apart from that blip he did not put a foot wrong as he reached his 37th grand slam semi-final, and 10th at the All England Club.
Such was the seven-times champion's command of the match that the only thing that could halt the Swiss second seed's charge was two separate 40 minute rain breaks on No.