Roger federer looked forward to his third consecutive Wimbledon final tomorrow with supreme confidence. "This performance is definitely good enough to win Wimbledon," was Federer's verdict after defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-4 7-6 in ruthless fashion yesterday. But anyone who thinks the world number one might be complacent as he chases the seven-times Wimbledon singles legend of Pete Sampras should think again. The Swiss star, who took his winning run on grass to 35 matches with his semi-final triumph against Hewitt, insisted: "I never feel unbeatable. "There are too many players out there. It's a new day. You have to feel great. It starts from zero, like a soccer match basically. You never want to fall behind too much because it's tough to come back. "But the next match is huge for me. I am very satisfied, very proud to be in my third consecutive Wimbledon final. That really means very much to me." If he repeats the form he demonstrated against Hewitt it is difficult to see any other outcome tomorrow afternoon than Federer once more holding aloft the famous gold trophy. That is certainly the view of Hewitt, who was seeded third at Wimbledon but is ranked the number two player in the world. "I felt like I have lifted my game the last 18 months," said Hewitt. "I am the second best player at the moment. It's just that the best player going around is pretty good. "On his service games, he can rely on getting out of trouble if he's 15-30 down or love-30 with big first serves. That's why he is the best player." Ironically, it could all have been so different if five years ago Federer had not reinvented himself from a racket-throwing teenager into one of the calmest characters on tour. "Slowly I changed my attitude because I had the feeling I was wasting way too much energy on getting upset," explained Federer. "It took me about another year or so to actually get the fire back because I was getting too quiet, too calm. "I have had many nice things said about me and my game," he said. "And I definitely appreciate that. That's very much easier to handle because of the success I had whereas in the beginning it was quite difficult to get all the praise. I hadn't achieved anything. Now it suits me better." Second seed Andy Roddick and outsider Thomas Johansson will today resume their battle to face Federer after rain interrupted their semi-final clash yesterday. Just 32 minutes of play were possible before the weather deteriorated and forced the players off Centre Court at 4.05pm. Roddick was leading 6-5 in the first set. | 
