CELEBRATION: Roger Federer celebrates his win over Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in the semi-finals of the men’s Singles Tennis on Day 7 at London 2012. –Photo by london2012.com

Roger Federer will face Andy Murray in the men’s Tennis Singles final at London 2012, a repeat of last month’s Wimbledon title showdown, london2012 reported.

Federer, who defeated Murray at SW19 to claim his seventh title, booked his place in the showpiece with a remarkable 3-6 7-6 (7/5) 19-17 victory over Juan Martin Del Potro.

The semi-final match lasted four hours and 26 minutes, surpassing Rafael Nadal’s victory over Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Masters in 2009 as the longest three-set men’s singles match in the Open era.

Federer, who won gold in the men’s Doubles with Stanislas Wawrinka in 2008, is now guaranteed at least a silver medal, while Del Potro must recover to battle for bronze on Sunday after leaving Centre Court in tears.

Murray progressed after a brilliant 7-5 7-5 victory over Djokovic in the second semi-final.

The Great Britain player, who has never beaten Djokovic at a grand slam, has managed to take the momentum from his great Wimbledon run into the Games and looked particularly impressive in yesterday’s victory over Nicolas Almagro.

Djokovic presented a big step up, of course, but Murray came out supremely aggressive and deservedly went through to a showdown with Swiss star Federer.

There was another epic match in the men’s Doubles semi-finals as French pair Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez 6-3 4-6 18-16.

In the final, the French duo will face top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan from the USA, who saw off another French pair, Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet, 6-4 6-4.

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