Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Roger Federer is one win away from a seventh Wimbledon title after booking his place in a record eighth final by dethroning reigning champion Novak Djokovic.The Swiss, who has 16 grand slam titles in all, was at his very best against a strangely subdued Djokovic under the Centre Court roof.He forced the Serbian to commit 24 of the type of careless errors that have been absent on a stunning run of form that had seen him win four of the last six majors - Federer three times his victim at the semi-final stage - and wrapped up success in two hours and 19 minutes.Federer will no doubt take extra satisfaction from the win too. Despite his standing as the game's greatest modern-era player, he has been forced to take a back seat to the rivalry between Djokovic and Rafael Nadal over recent years.That has partly been down to what, by his standards, has been a drought - he last reached the Wimbledon final in 2009 and has not won a grand slam for two and a half years - but also owing to Djokovic's emergence as the game's kingpin.That balance has been redressed for now, though, with Federer now lying in wait for either Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and knowing he will replace Djokovic as world number one with a win on Sunday.
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