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LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet for the Wimbledon title after the old guard held off the new in the semifinals Friday at the All England Club.

Federer, chasing his record eighth Wimbledon championship, swept past Canada's Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his 25th Grand Slam final.

Federer, who owns 17 Slam titles, is back in a major final for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2012.

The top-seeded Djokovic ran off six of the final seven points in the tiebreaker to beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) to advance to his third Wimbledon final in four years.

It's also Djokovic's 14th Grand Slam final — and 10th in his last 13 majors.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Uttering his signature, "We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life," Prince opened his set for the 20th celebration of the Essence Festival and showed thousands Friday why a 10-year wait isn't a bad thing.

As the first licks of "Let's Go Crazy," rang throughout the Superdome, thousands in the audience — already on their feet in anticipation — stayed there until the final rifts of "Purple Rain" left the air.

It was the second time the crowd got a taste of "Let's Go Crazy." Earlier, he made a surprise cameo appearance during Janelle Monae's rendition of the song.

Prince closed the festival's main stage with a litany of his hits, including "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret," "When Doves Cry," "Controversy," "1999," and a slowed-down version of "Little Red Corvette" and "Nothing Compares to You."

Ten years ago, Prince headlined that anniversary, reuniting with some of the players in his musical past — Morris Day and The Time, guitarist Wendy Melvoin and former protege Sheila E. The high-energy show ended with an emotional performance of Prince's megahit "Purple Rain."

In 2014, he again ended his show with "Purple Rain," to the delight of the crowd.

Singer Lianne Le Halvas joined him in a duet on "Sometimes It Snows in April," before New Orleans' own Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews contributed a soaring solo. Andrews jammed the final portion of the show, which included covers of "The Bird" and "Jungle Love," made famous by Prince associates, Morris Day and The Time and Shelia E's "Glamorous Life."

He left the stage, telling the crowd, "Good night, New Orleans." For at least two minutes, the stage stayed dark before the familiar strains of his signature song, "Purple Rain," wafted through the air and his silhouette returned.

"Thirty years ago today this was the sound," he said. "You can sing if you want to."

And sing, they did.

Earlier in her set, Monae danced and strutted across the stage, working up a sweat as she entertained the crowd with her songs, "Primetime" and "Electric Lady."

When guitarist Nile Rodgers took the stage, Monae joined him for a performance of "We Are Family," led by Kathy Sledge, who with her sisters "Sister Sledge" made the song famous.

Chic ran through their top hits, "Everybody Dance," "I Want Your Love," and "Le Freak." Prince also joined his set, playing guitar on their song, "Dance, Dance, Dance."

The band's last song was "Good Times" and Rodgers invited members of the audience to join them on stage to dance along for an old school dance party.

To mark the festival's 20th celebration, organizers said they wanted the milestone anniversary to be as special or better than anything anyone had ever experienced. And, who better to help make that happen than Prince, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc.

The festival runs through Sunday, with free daily programming and events inside the city's convention and nightly ticketed concerts in the Superdome.

LONDON (AP) — Diagnosed with a viral illness, Serena Williams pulled out of her Wimbledon doubles match with sister Venus after only three games Tuesday.

Serena, who lost in the third round of singles Saturday, looked out of sorts from the moment the pre-match warmup began. It was an odd scene, as the 32-year-old American had trouble collecting tennis balls from the ball kids and whiffed on some practice strokes.

"I am heartbroken I'm not able to continue in the tournament," Serena said in a statement. "I thought I could rally this morning, because I really wanted to compete, but this bug just got the best of me."

Venus said: "Unfortunately, Serena has been feeling unwell for the past few days and she just couldn't play to her potential today. I'm really proud of her for trying, because we just love playing doubles together."

The start of the second-round doubles match against Kristina Barrois and Stefanie Voegele was put off for about 10 minutes while Serena sat in her sideline chair and was examined by medical staff, including a check of her blood pressure. At one point, Serena hunched over and covered her face with her hands.

During the delay, one of the Williams' other sisters, along with Serena's agent and her hitting partner, left their seats in the stands.

Eventually, the match began. With Serena serving in the third game, she was broken at love with four double-faults. One of the best servers in the women's game, she hit balls that bounced before reaching the net.

At love-40 in that game, chair umpire Kader Nouni took the unusual step of climbing down from his perch and walking over to speak to Serena. She then served another double-fault to trail 3-0.

Serena and Venus walked to the sideline holding hands, and Nouni announced to the crowd at No. 1 Court: "Ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately, Miss Williams has to retire."

Serena wiped away tears as she walked toward the court's exit.

Later, the Wimbledon referee's office and WTA said that Serena had a viral illness.

About 1 1/2 hours after leaving the court, Serena walked out of the All England Club, still wearing her white outfit, and with a tournament towel draped around her waist. She got into a car and was driven away.

Serena and Venus have won 13 Grand Slam titles together, including five at Wimbledon. In singles, the No. 1-ranked Serena owns 17 major titles, the most among active women.

"From the bottom of my heart, I thank all of the fans for their cheers and understanding," Serena said. "I look forward to returning to Wimbledon next year."

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Germany reached the semifinals for a fourth straight World Cup by beating France 1-0 Friday in a cagey match settled by a first-half header from Mats Hummels.

The center back headed Toni Kroos' free kick in off the underside of the bar in the 13th minute in one of the few chances created in muggy conditions at Maracana Stadium.

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer punched away Karim Benzema's powerful drive in injury time to preserve the lead, having saved well from Mathieu Valbuena and Benzema in the first half.

Next up for Germany as it seeks a fourth world title will be the winner of Friday's later quarterfinal between Brazil and Colombia.

France struggled to impose its attacking game in the face of a robust, experienced Germany side that seemed more comfortable on the big stage.

It guaranteed Europe at least one representative in the semifinals — the Netherlands and Belgium also have chances to qualify on Saturday — and continued Germany's recent dominance over France at World Cups.

The most notorious of those was the meeting in the 1982 semifinals in Spain, when Germany won on penalties following a 3-3 draw in a match marked by a late and high tackle by Germany goalkeeper Harald Schumacher on France defender Patrick Battiston that escaped punishment.

That went down as one of the most riveting matches in World Cup history, but the rematch — 32 years on — couldn't have been more different.

The occasion was perhaps too much for a young, revamped France team playing together in football's marquee tournament for the first time. The attacking flair that characterized much of their play in the group stage was largely absent in the 2-0 win over Nigeria in the second-round and again here in Rio de Janiero.

Tightening up both its defense and midfield, Germany selected a more robust team after looking shaky and open in a 2-1 win over Algeria in the second round and gave France little room to play.

It meant for a turgid first half of few opportunities but Hummels made no mistake with his, proving too strong for his marker, Raphael Varane, from a typically dead-eye delivery from Kroos.

At the other end, France pierced Germany's high defensive line to produce chances for Valbuena and Benzema but goalkeeper Neuer was equal to both attackers' efforts.

The weather conditions played a part in the slow tempo of the game but France stepped up the pressure in the second half, with Neuer saving a header from Varane as the center back tried to atone for his weak defending for the goal.

Benzema's late chance got French fans excited but Germany could already have been 2-0 by then, with France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris saving a low shot by substitute Andre Schuerrle on a counter-attack.