Game set match Serena - 6-2 6-0. Just 57 mins was all it required.
Kirilenko can't get off the court fast enough. But a brief little wave to the crowd is a nice touch.
Serena: "I didn't expect to come out and play so well ... I was like, wow."
Serena's 35th Grand Slam quarterfinal
Alright poppers - time for me to sign off for a bit. The talented Mr McCarvel will take it from here while I focus on Roger, who's just arrived on RLA to massive roars from the crowd. Will we see another late-night epic? Hopefully it'll be more competitive than Serena's training drill.
Convincing start from both players on serve. The difference will be what inroads - if any - Raonic can make on the ground tonight. Roger so solid from the backcourt and working points. That's what did Raonic in a year ago when he lost to Lleyton Hewitt here. 2-1 Federer leads on serve.
WOW! 225 KMH from Raonic! OMGeez.
Raonic fights off break point there for Federer and gets to 3-all. Roger still having no trouble on his own serve, however. Tiebreak looms unless Milos cracks in next three games.
Raonic suddenly in hot water down 15-30 at 4-5, but he comes up with a good serve-and-forehand combo to get to 30-all. Federer still 2 points from the set.
And Milos double faults! Set point, Roger
And there's the set! Just like that Federer breaks for a 6-4 effort. Raonic nets a backhand volley moving forward. 33 minutes and the world No.2 up in this one.
Holds from the gents to start set 2 and we're at 1-all, Federer having won the first set.
Things really going to form in this second set at 3-all. Raonic still struggling to make any play on Roger's serve. Needs a gift or two from Federer and so far that just isn't happening! (No surprise there.)
Another critical juncture for Raonic, who is down 4-5 serving in the second set. This is where Federer pounced in the first.
This is the best morsel from the Serena press conference. Q. If you would have a second life, would you love to be a tennis ball?
SERENA WILLIAMS: A tennis ball? Absolutely not. I have no desire to be hit around. No pun intended. We should probably end this. It's late and my mind is not clear right now.
Holds from both Roger and Milos. 5-6 again the Canadian will have to serve to stay in this second set. No pressure!
We're into a second-set tiebreaker. This is where Tomic had chances against Federer two nights ago. What can Milos do? It either evens the match or blows it open...
Simply solid tennis as he wins the breaker with a down-the-line forehand pass and goes up two sets to love on Raonic, 6-4 7-6(5). Hard to imagine Milos coming back from this...
Federer breaks to start the third and it'll take nothing short of a miracle for Milos to get back into this one. 2-0 in the third with two sets in hand.
Things unraveling in front of Raonic fast. This encounter has been almost a mirror to Federer's win over Tomic on Saturday night. 3-0 in the third for Roger...
So Raonic will most definitely win one more game than Tomic did against Federer. But can he win anymore?
There it is! Federer beats Raonic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 in one hour, 53 minutes.
