Federer, Djokovic set for first grass match
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Novak">Novak</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="met">met</span> 26 <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roller">roller</span>-<span word="coaster">coaster</span>, <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span>.</p><p><span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pair">pair</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="morale">morale</span>-<span word="sapping">sapping</span> <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Serb">Serb</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="dagger">dagger</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="racked">racked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p><p><span word="Djokovic">Djokovic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="final">final</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majors">majors</span>.</p><p><span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 32<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Sampras">Sampras</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="indoor">indoor</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>-<span word="court">court</span> <span word="match">match</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Novak">Novak</span>."</p>
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