Roger Federer on brink of Wimbledon title after winning first two sets against Marin Cilic

ByEurosport

Updated 16/07/2017 at 14:38 GMT

Roger Federer is coasting towards a record eighth Wimbledon title at the age of 35 after winning the first two sets 6-3 6-1 against Croatian Marin Cilic in only 61 minutes.

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after winning the first set against Croatia's Marin Cilic during their men's singles final match on the last day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships

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Cilic needed a medical time-out at the end of the second set as he appeared to be struggling with injury to his left foot and his emotions in one of the most one-sided finals of recent years.

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The 18-times Grand Slam winner Federer, level with Britain's William Renshaw and American Pete Sampras on a joint record seven Wimbledon titles, had entered the final as the clear favourite, having not dropped a set in entire the tournament.

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1412 FEDERER TAKES TWO-SET LEAD IN FINAL
- Roger Federer won the second set 6-1 to take a two-set lead against Marin Cilic. The Swiss won the first set 6-3.
1400 MEDICAL TIME-OUT FOR CILIC
- Cilic needed a medical time-out midway through the second set against Federer. Trailing 3-0, the Croatian looked to be in some discomfort before deciding to continue.
1355 FEDERER GETS EARLY BREAK IN SECOND SET
- Federer broke Cilic's serve to take a 2-0 lead in the second set.
1345 FEDERER WINS THE FIRST SET OF FINAL
- Federer won the first set against Cilic 6-3. The Swiss broke his opponent's serve in the fifth game to go 3-2 up before breaking again in the final game.
1300 MEN'S FINALISTS OUT ON CENTRE COURT
- Third seed Federer of Switzerland and seventh seed Cilic of Croatia are out on Centre Court for the men's singles final.

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