Wimbledon 2005, Day 12
Andy Roddick survived a fierce Thomas Johansson onslaught to reach the Wimbledon final with a 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 7-6 victory.
The American second seed set up a rematch with world number one and champion Roger Federer by rebounding from a set down to win the rain-interrupted semi-final after nearly three hours of exhilarating tennis.
Following his heroics Saturday, Roddick has less than 24 hours think up a plan to stop Federer from becoming only the third man in the professional era to win a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles.
"I definitely got very lucky in that fourth set tiebreak," said Roddick as he walked off court covered in dirt.
"I'm ecstatic to play Roger again and will be ready to go tomorrow no matter what.
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