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LONDON -- Given that Roger Federer already owns seven Wimbledon championships, it really should not shock anyone that he made it back to the semifinals for the 11th time.And yet, for various reasons, even Federer himself did not expect to still be in action at Centre Court on the grass-court tournaments second Friday, facing Milos Raonic for a berth in the title match.Federer is, lets remember, a month shy of his 35th birthday, an age at which no man has made it to the final at the All England Club since Ken Rosewall was 39 in 1974.And its been four full years since Federer last won a Grand Slam title, at Wimbledon in 2012.More relevant, though, is what he has endured this season. In February, Federer had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, the first operation of his professional tennis career. Hes dealt with recurring back problems. He sat out the French Open, ending a record streak of 65 consecutive appearances at major tournaments dating to the start of 2000.And he came to Wimbledon with only a 16-6 match record and zero titles in 2016, the first time since 2000 that he went this far into a season without winning a tournament.I was very worried coming here, the third-seeded Federer acknowledged after saving three match points and coming back from a two-set deficit to beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 in the quarterfinals Wednesday.Yes, he added a moment later, I did surprise myself, in quite a big way, actually.In Fridays second semifinal, No. 2 Andy Murray will meet No. 10 Tomas Berdych.Murray lost to Federer in the 2012 final at Wimbledon, then won the trophy a year later, the first British man to do since Fred Perry in 1936.Berdych was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal in 2010, his only appearance in a Grand Slam final, after beating Federer and Novak Djokovic along the way.That was the first time (I showed) myself that I can play well for two weeks, Berdych said. I can beat the best guys, not only at the beginning of the tournament, but also in the later stages.Murray, who has won his last four matches against Berdych, is more familiar with this territory. This will be his seventh semifinal at Wimbledon and 20th at a major. He has participated in 10 Grand Slam finals, facing Federer or Djokovic each time, and winning twice.Like Federer, Murray played five sets in the quarterfinals, although he took the first two sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, then dropped the next two, before pulling away in the last.That was a really hard, hard match to come through. I think it can give you a bit of confidence. It can help to go through games and stages in matches that are challenging, said Murray, who recently reunited with Ivan Lendl, his coach when he won his two major trophies. If youre in that position in the next couple of matches, you know youve been there.Raonic also has a past Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked man in his corner. Two, actually. Already being coached by Carlos Moya, who won the 1998 French Open, and Ricardo Piatti, Raonic has added three-time Wimbledon winner John McEnroe as a consultant.During an initial phone conversation about the partnership, Raonic said, he and McEnroe each pointed out what they thought could be improved.Obviously, being more effective coming forward was a big thing on my side. A big thing on his side was demeanor on the court, presence on the court, the sixth-seeded Raonic said. Both those things have been given quite a bit of attention.This is the 25-year-old Canadians second Wimbledon semifinal. The other also came against Federer, who beat Raonic in straight sets two years ago.Im happy, Raonic said, that I have another shot at him.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrichWholesale NFL Jerseys . 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Feng closed with a 2-under 70 for a 13-under 203 total, the double-bogey her only dropped shots since the fourth hole Friday.She knew she had a three-stroke lead after birdieing the par-5 17th, not that she wanted to know.I have a habit where I dont look at leaderboards when I play, but I accidentally saw the board when I was on the 17th green, said Feng, the winner last week in steamy Malaysia.She drove to the left and needed two more shots to reach the green.I thought easy two-putt, but the first putt, I just hit it way too hard, Feng said. The second putt, I missed and left myself a 3-footer and said, Its time to make this putt. I didnt want to lose by making a triple-bogey on the last.The putt -- really only about half the length that Feng recounted -- fell for her sixth LPGA Tour victory.Projected to jump from eighth to sixth in the world ranking, Feng has finished no worse than a tie for fourth in her last seven events. She started the run with the Olympic bronze medal in Rio, tied for fourth at Evian in France, opened the Asia trip at home in China with a fourth-place tie, was second behind Jang in Taiwan, and tied for third in South Korea.Coming into this week I had a lot of confidence and Im feeling really comfortable, Feng said. I knew that I would have a chance because Ive always liked the Japanese courses that Ive played, and Ive played well in Japan.She broke through at Taiheiyo after losing a playoff to Momoko Ueda in the 2011 event at Kintetsu Kashikojima, the tournament venue from 2006 to last year.Playing two groups ahead of Feng, Jang birdied 16 and 17 in her third 68. The South Korean player has three victories this year, beating Feng by a stroke in Taiwan.Every day, I had strong front nine, but was a little tirred on the back nine, Jang said.dddddddddddd Just tried to be patient every hole. My target was 12-under par this week and I hit my target perfect.A stroke ahead after parring the first eight holes, Feng birdied the next three to open a four-shot lead. She made putts from 8 feet on the par-5 ninth, 25 feet on the par-4 10th, and 6 feet on the par-4 11th.I wasnt actually striking the ball very well, and then I didnt give myself many birdie chances, Feng said. Putting was OK, and then after the eighth hole I said to the others in my group, We are the last group, so we need to start making birdies. Then, the ninth hole I had a very good chance and made it, and then 10th and 11th were great birdies.She earned $225,000, giving her $1,062,204 in her past six tour starts. Shes sixth on the money list with $1,416,301 after making $354,097 in her first 15 events.Feng shot a tournament-best 64 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn into the final round.Jutanugarn missed a chance to wrap up the LPGA Tour Player of the Year award with a victory, shooting a 74 to drop into a tie for 10th at 8 under. The Thai star leads the tour with five victories and also tops the money list.Today was just not a good day, Jutanugarn said. I missed some tee shots and my putting was so bad.Top-ranked Lydia Ko, 14 points behind Jutanugarn in the player of the year race, had a 69 to tie for 43rd at 2 under. Ko and Jutanugarn are skipping the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico and will close the season in two weeks in Florida at the CME Group Tour Championship.Japans Kotone Hori (68) tied for third at 10 under with defending champion Sun-Ju Ahn (70), So Yeon Ryu (68) and Soo-Yun Kang (71). Suzann Pettersen had a 72 in the final group to finish at 9 under.Lexi Thompson shot a 68 to tie for 14th at 7 under. U.S. Solheim Cup teammate Stacy Lewis tied for 31st at 4 under after a 72. The 2012 champion is winless in 62 starts since June 2014. ' ' '