Djokovic, Federer On Wimbledon Semi-Final Collision Course

*Gset for war

The Wimbledon final will not feature Novak  Djokovic and Roger Federer for a third straight year in 2016. Friday’s draw set the world’s best and third-best players on a collision course towards the last four. Federer and world number two Andy Murray may be the only two men capable of loosening Djokovic’s iron grip on grand slam silverware at the grass tournament at the All England Club starting on Monday.

But Djokovic, whose victory at this month’s French Open made him the first player since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the year’s first two majors, has maintained an incredible level of consistency in recent years that has left his rivals running out of ideas about how to stop him.

The Serb’s triumph at Roland Garros completed his career slam and he holds all four major titles at the same time: a first time in almost half a century. It also put him only five short of Federer’s record of 17 grand slam singles titles. He has not lost at Wimbledon since 2013 when Murray beat him in the final and has won six of the last eight majors.

“Of course I am very proud to hold all four grand slam titles at the same time. It’s a remarkable achievement for my team and I,” Djokovic said this week. “But we’re moving on, it’s back on grass now and starting from scratch.”