Federer has Nadal and Murray in his way at Wimbledon


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 21 Jun 2013

Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the winners trophy after defeating Andy Murray of Britain (L) in their men's singles final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London July 8, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Defending champion Roger Federer may find Rafa Nadal and home favourite Andy Murray blocking his path to another Wimbledon final after being drawn in the same half as both big rivals on Friday.

The third seeded Swiss could face Spaniard Nadal, seeded only fifth to reflect his current post-injury ranking, in the quarter-finals before a potential clash with last year's finalist Murray in the semis.

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