The men’s singles final at Wimbledon is set a Rafael Nadal was able to move past his foot

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injury to beat Andy Murry 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday.

After Murray won a close first set, the match turned in Nadal’s favor early in the second set. The fourth-seeded Briton was leading 2-1, but over-hit an easy forehand that would have given him two break points. Instead, Nadal won the next seven games. Nadal is now unbeaten in 20 matches at Wimbledon since last losing to Roger Federer in the 2007 final.

The top-seeded and defending Wimbledon champion will now face the second seeded Novak Djokovic. The Australian Open champion Djokovic was able to defeat Jo-Wilfired Tsonga 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-7 (9), 6-3 to reach his first ever Wimbledon final while also claiming the number 1 world ranking beginning next week.

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