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Seven reasons Federer will beat Safin
Anyone thinking Marat Safin has a chance should consider this scary fact: Federer is even more dominant in Wimbledon semi-finals than he is in quarter-finals. So based on his slaughtering of Mario Ancic, it could even be 6-0 6-0 6-0!
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Seven reasons Federer will beat Safin
1. Roger Federer has won his last 64 contests on grass.
2. The world number one has won all ten of his grass court games this year in straight sets - at both Halle and Wimbledon.
3. Federer boasts an 8-2 record over the Russian and has won their two previous grass court contests - last year at Wimbledon and in 2005 in the Halle final.
4. On all five previous occasions that Federer has reached the last four of Wimbledon he has gone through to the final.
5. chickendinner superfact: No Russian has ever reached the final of the Wimbledon Men's singles tournament.
6. Federer has won his last five tournament semi-finals since defeat at Indian Wells in March.
7. Safin hasn't reached the final of any tournament since October 2006 and last reached a Grand Slam final in 2005.
Two reasons there could be a huge upset
1. The last time Safin met Federer in a Grand Slam semi-final (Australian Open 2005), the Russian was victorious.
2. Roger Federer has only ever failed to retain a Grand Slam twice - the Australian Open in 2005 and 2008. On both occasions, he was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Any other business
» Federer and Safin's previous Grand Slam semi-final meeting (Australian Open 2005) went to five sets, with the Russian coming from behind twice before winning the decider.
» chickendinner superfact: But the Swiss has incredibly won all five previous Wimbledon semis in straight sets.
» However, only once (2006) has Federer gone all the way to the final without dropping a set.
» This is Federer 17th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final appearance - yet another record.
Federer/ Safin Sets, best odds
