Wimbledon 2015: Results, Highlights, Friday Scores Recap from All England Club

Roger Federer put together an incredible display of tennis on Friday to reach the finals of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with a straight-sets victory over a gamely, yet surprisingly overmatched, Andy Murray.

In the other semifinal, top seed Novak Djokovic was able to surge past Richard Gasquet. The veteran Frenchman upset reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka in the previous round, but the sensational Serb was too good on this day.

Let's check out the full scorelines from the final weekday of play at All England Club. That's followed by a recap of the action as the season's third major heads into championship weekend.

Men's Semifinal Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
Semifinals	(1) Novak Djokovic	(21) Richard Gasquet	7-6, 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals	(2) Roger Federer	(3) Andy Murray	7-5, 7-5, 6-4

Day 11 Recap

Although the score may look rather routine for Djokovic, Gasquet pushed him. Both players performed at a high level with 82 combined winners compared to just 41 errors, and the match lasted two hours and 21 minutes despite going just three sets.

So it's not like the top seed was in cruise control. He was forced to play at a high level and, though it led to some tense moments, that should serve as a nice dress rehearsal for the marquee final.

The only major advantage Djokovic had was creating eight break points and converting three. Gasquet was able to generate four and capitalized on one. That was a difference in a match where every set was decided by a narrow margin.

There was some uncertainty as the defending champion received treatment on his shoulder. He said afterward that's not a serious concern, however, as noted by Live Tennis.

"It's nothing that worries me, honestly. It will be fine for the next match," Djokovic said.

One other question mark for Djokovic was how he would respond after letting the French Open final slip away against Wawrinka. Carole Bouchard of The Yellow Ball Corner noted this run shows there was no carryover effect:

On the flip side, there's no reason for Gasquet to get overly disappointed about the loss. He was highly competitive throughout and just fell a little short against the top-ranked player in the world, which Christopher Clarey of the New York Times highlighted:

If you look at the road Djokovic took to the final (Philipp Kohlschreiber, Jarkko Nieminen, Bernard Tomic, Kevin Anderson, Marin Cilic and Gasquet), there wasn't a single gimme among them. He couldn't ease into the event with a couple straightforward wins, making the effort even more impressive.

The championship match is the toughest test of the all, though.

One thing became clear from the moment Federer started playing his first-round match against Damir Dzumhur: his movement had returned. He's always been a sublime ball-striker, but his dominance was linked to his effortless flow around the court.

That's faded at times in recent years simply due to the physical toll of a long, successful career. But, at least for the last couple weeks, 33-year-old Federer has looked like 23-year-old Federer.

Murray became the latest player to learn that the hard way. Much like Gasquet, he didn't play poorly but ran into someone who's on an absolute tear.

Wimbledon noted even Federer was a bit shocked at how well he played:

Nick Nemeroff of Tennis View Magazine made a statement that illustrates exactly how well the No. 2 seed played given his track record of success:

Now the focus shifts to a rematch of last year's final. Based on their current play and past meetings on this stage, via ESPN Stats and Info, it should be a memorable encounter:

Up next, Day 12 brings about the women's championship match. Serena Williams can hold all four major titles at once and keep her hopes of a calendar Grand Slam alive with a victory over rising-star Garbine Muguruza on Saturday.

Williams, who dismantled Maria Sharapova in the semifinals, heads into the match as the obvious favorite. That said, Muguruza did beat the top-ranked American in the French Open last year and has enough power to pull off the upset if the 20-time major champion isn't in top form. 

All stats courtesy of Wimbledon's official site unless otherwise noted.