Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer has already won his eighth title by thrashing Rafa Nadal, according to Wikipedia

The online encyclopaedia appears to believe that Federer will win a record-breaking Wimbledon title by thrashing old rival Nadal 6-0 6-0 6-1 in next Sunday's final

Federer is currently the bookmakers' favourite to win Wimbledon (Getty)

It’s the Wimbledon final the vast majority of tennis fans are hoping for — a fourth Centre Court match-up between seven-time champion Roger Federer and his old nemesis Rafael Nadal, who is looking to win his third title at SW19.

But according to Wikipedia, Federer has already got his hands on a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon title by beating Nadal in the final.

One user of the encyclopaedia appears to have second-guessed how things are going to pan out at Wimbledon over the next week by already editing the tournament results page on the website.


 Wikipedia appears to think Federer has already won Wimbledon
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Federer and Nadal are both shown as reaching the final — with Federer winning by a rather unlikely 6-0 6-0 6-1 scoreline.

But Federer’s mythical eighth title didn’t last for very long. The page was quickly reedited, with the draw page reverting to how it looked before the unusual edits.

While there is still a long way to go before next Sunday’s gentlemen’s singles final, the pair remain on course to meet in a fourth final at the All England Club.

The two men have been placed in the opposite side of the draw, meaning if they both remain undefeated over the next week they will compete against one another for the 2017 title.

The two men have played in three previous Wimbledon finals, with Federer winning in 2006 and 2007 and Nadal winning a year later, in 2008, in an epic five-set final widely considered to be the greatest match in the history of tennis.