Milos Raonic has reached his first grand slam final after the world number seven stunned Roger Federer with a dramatic five-set win at Wimbledon.
Federer looked on course for victory when leading two sets to one but the Swiss was halted first by a thigh problem and then his gutsy opponent, as Raonic sealed a 6-3 6-7 (3/7) 4-6 7-5 6-3 triumph.
Raonic will be the first Canadian man in history to play in the final of a major tournament, where he will face either Britain's Andy Murray or Tomas Berdych on Sunday.
"It's an incredible comeback for me," Raonic told the BBC afterwards.
"I was struggling through the third and fourth set, he was playing some really good tennis. I managed to turn it around and played a really good match.
"It's a great feeling to be giving myself a chance to play in my first final."
Federer squandered three break points in the fourth set and fatigue may have caught up with the 34-year-old, who twice called the trainer to look at his thigh and had not played consecutive five-setters since 2013.
He lost the second of those to Murray, who was up second on Centre Court and aiming to set up a rematch with Raonic after beating the 25-year-old in the final at Queen's three weeks ago.
"We played in the final a few weeks ago and I said I wanted a re-match with him here," Raonic said. "I'm by no means done here with what I want to do."
