WIMBLEDON, England — We have been here before at Wimbledon; in the cool, aesthetically soothing place where there is more suspense about what beautiful shot Roger Federer might hit next than about whether he might, in fact, lose.

Tommy Haas did his best to turn Friday’s first men’s semifinal into a tough tennis match. In fine form at age 31, Haas brought his own complete game to bear on Federer, expertly mixing slice with topspin and never losing his serve until the end of the second set.

But Federer is back in a Pre-Rafaelite world that looked gone for good when he lost in the final last year. Never looking flustered, rarely looking hurried, he never gave Haas a single break point opportunity and smoothly moved into his seventh straight Wimbledon final with a 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-3 victory on Centre Court.

“I was really happy with the way I played today,” Federer said. “I came up with some good stuff when I had to.”

In Sunday’s final, he will face the winner of Friday’s second semifinal between No. 3 seed Andy Murray of Britain and No. 6 Andy Roddick of the United States.

Though officially seeded second here, Federer became the top seed in the tournament when his arch-rival Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 seeded Spaniard who beat Federer in last year’s final, withdrew because of knee problems shortly before Wimbledon began.

If Federer wins on Sunday, he will break the career record for Grand Slam singles title he currently shares with former American champion Pete Sampras. Both Federer and Sampras have 14.

“Look, I’m very proud of all the records I’ve achieved, because I never thought I’d be that successful as a kid,” Federer said. “So many things going well for me again and an opportunity again on Sunday, it’s fantastic."