Federer saves three match points to reach 11th Wimbledon semi

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Switzerland's Roger Federer in action against Croatia's Marin Cilic in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on July 6, 2016 -AFO photo

Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action against Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on July 6, 2016 -AFO photo

LONDON: Roger Federer saved three match points to beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (4/7), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), 6-3 and reach a record-equalling 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old seven-time champion also claimed a new record for Grand Slam match wins of 307 as he made a 40th semi-final at the majors.

His dramatic triumph was his 84th win at Wimbledon and gave him a semi-final against Canada’s Milos Raonic. -AFP