Federer rolls over Raonic at Wimbledon

In a Wimbledon rematch, Milos Raonic proved no match for Roger Federer.

The third-seeded Swiss great, trying for a record eighth Wimbledon title, systematically dismantled Raonic in quarter-final action at the All England Club on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory.

“I can say with fact that I did everything I could to try to find a way to win,” Raonic said.

“And I think that he is just mentally on top of it. You can see that there’s not much doubt in his mind. He’s feeling it.”

Raonic, the tournament’s sixth seed from Thornhill, Ont., defeated Federer in the Wimbledon semifinals last year before losing to Andy Murray in the final.

Perhaps that defeat lingered in Federer’s mind, because he looked like a man on a mission Wednesday, flummoxing Raonic with his service game while showing no fear of the Canadian’s cannon arm.

Raonic had five break point opportunities — four of them coming in one game in the third set — but Federer saved them all.

Raonic looked better in the third set, holding serve and taking it to a tiebreak. But Federer set up match point with an ace, then won when Raonic hit a return wide.

Federer, who has yet to drop a set at Wimbledon, improved to 254-2 when winning the first two sets of a match.

Meanwhile, defending champion Andy Murray was stunned by 24th-seeded Sam Querrey of the U.S. 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1. The No. 1-seeded Murray came into the tournament dealing with a sore left hip and it clearly impeded him.

Then three-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic stopped playing because of a right arm injury while trailing 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (2), 2-0.

In Friday’s semifinals, Querrey will face Marin Cilic, while Federer will face Berdych.