But let's not forget two-sets-to-love and now looking right in the face of a semi-final defeat Tomas Berdych. I'm not writing anything off here as Federer serves for the match, and he holds 4-5.
Sure looks like it from where I'm sitting. It has to be superhuman to follow up a break with a love hold when you're sniffling and sneezing and facing (the familiar, agreed) pressure of staring down the barrel at a Wimbledon final.
Even if you're winning, and even if you're Federer.
But that's a love hold. 5-3 to Roger Federer in the third.
Federer threatens a bit with that break - almost playing it like match point, and indeed a break then might well have sealed it quick for the Swiss. But his feathers are ruffled and you can see it.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is watching as scores go 3-2.
Federer is constantly sneezing into his tissues. Let's remind you it's 6:30 pm in London. About 20 degrees Celsius and while it's not rainy it's certainly got clouds somewhere around.
If you love tennis and weren't a Berdych fan, you should be now. Some great play from the Czech to run, hit, return, and we thought that forehand was going into the stands.
He's scoring points faster than I'm typing, almost, is Roger Federer. Far more in control in this tiebreak. Berdych trying to attack Federer's second serve but it's really not paying the dividends he'd like.
Federer holds! Berdych tries a gutsy backhand but it goes just a tiny bit long, meanwhile Federer returns with quite the brilliant down-the-line bh of his own.
Woah woah woah. Berdych takes Federer to break point and looks great there. Federer then sends what I can only describe as a perfectly angled, perfectly hit bouncing forehand to hold serve there. His mother applauds, as does longtime family friend and former coach Stefan Edberg.
Despite this, the Czech ace is keeping a firm hold (no pun intended), on his side of the match! Whoever your opponent is - even if it's Roger Federer - you can't back down.
Lovely rally between the pair but again, Federer nets a backhand. Break points haven't been going too well for the Swiss and right now he's at 1/7 on BP.
Berdych is unrelenting. Federer might have the upper hand here but the Czech intends to take the fight to the brink and he holds the next service game despite Federer almost taking it to a break - yet again in this match!
53 minutes in and Federer, courtesy an unforced error at just the right time for himself - and the worst possible time for Berdych - WINS the first set!