Wimbledon, July 7:

Roger Federer put on another masterful grass-court show on Friday with a rout of Jonas Bjorkman, sweeping into the Wimbledon final and moving one win from his fourth straight title.

Federer, hitting breathtaking winners from all parts of the court, overwhelmed his Swedish opponent 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 in 77 minutes to become the first man in the Open era to reach five consecutive Grand Slam finals.

With the loss of only four games by Federer, it was the most one-sided semi-final at Wimbledon since the tournament adopted its current format in 1922.

Federer won 11 consecutive games at one stretch against the 59th-ranked Bjorkman to extend his Open era record grass-court winning streak to 47. He hasn’t dropped a set all tournament, and could become the first player to win the title without losing a set since Bjorn Borg in 1976.

Federer is the first player since Fred Stolle in 1965 to get to the final of five straight majors. He’s now reached 16 straight consecutive tournament finals in all.

The 24-year-old Swiss star is on course to become the third man in the Open era to win four straight Wimbledons, joining Bjorn Borg (five straight from 1976-80) and Pete Sampras (1997-2000). Bjorkman is the oldest Wimbledon men’s semi-finalist since Jimmy Connors in 1987.