Federer Defeats Nadal to Advance to Wimbledon Final: Live Updates

[You can watch Friday’s match on ESPN. You can follow the live scoring here.]

FOURTH set | Federer WINS, 6-4

Federer advances to the Wimbledon final.

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, to reach his 12th Wimbledon final. He will face Novak Djokovic, the top seed and defending champion, in the final on Sunday.

Federer, 37, has won eight Wimbledon singles titles, a men’s record. If he wins on Sunday, he will tie Martina Navratilova’s open era record of nine.

Fourth set | Federer 5, Nadal 4

Nadal saves two match points.

On the brink of defeat, Nadal saved two Federer match points to hold serve for 4-5 in the fourth set, winning the longest game of the match so far. The most…