Nadal Sets Up Third Straight Final Against Federer

Rafael Nadal has set up a third straight Wimbledon final against five-time defending champion Roger Federer

By: APNewsNow | Alabama's13.com
Published: July 04, 2008

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Rafael Nadal has set up a third
straight Wimbledon final against five-time defending champion Roger
Federer by beating Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Friday.

Nadal has lost to Federer in the last two Wimbledon finals, but
has beaten the top-ranked Swiss in three straight French Open
finals. The second-ranked Nadal, who improved his winning streak to
23 matches, stretched Federer to five sets in last year's final at
the All England Club.

Nadal is the first Spaniard to reach three Wimbledon finals. He
is again trying to become the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to
win Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year.

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