LONDON: Novak Djokovic can reach the seventh Wimbledon final on Friday, driven by the desire to capture the sixth title at the All England Club and record the 20th Grand Slam title.
The number one world will be an extraordinary favorite to defeat the semi-finals of Denis Shapovalov, Canadian players have beaten six times out of six.
Victory for Serbia will send him to the Sunday Championship match against Italy Matteo Berrettini or Hubert Hurkacz, a man who sent the winner of eight times Roger Federer crashed into the quarter-finals.
Djokovic played in his 10th semifinals at Wimbledon and 41st majors.
None of the other three prestions have ever been so far in the tournament.
Only Berretti tasted the semifinal experience at the Grand Slams, in 2019 the US Open.
In addition to dropping the first set of openers against British Wildcard Jack Draper, Djokovic was not disturbed.
“I feel like he has played, hitting the ball well across the tournament, putting myself right where I want to be: semi-final,” Djokovic said 34 years old.
“Don’t spend too much energy.
Now I really have to be consistent from the first first point in the next match, and hopefully one another on Sunday.” Djokovic just dropped serving four times this year Wimbledon and only faced 15 break points.
The victory on Friday will bring it a step closer not only for the sixth Wimbledon title but also became only the third man in history to complete the grand slam calendar.
This is a very rare achievement so it has not been achieved because Rod Lavers swept the four majors in the same year for the second time in 1969.
“Sometimes things do it to come true to me but I try to live at the time and take every chance Having in court, “Djokovic said.
Shapovalov, hander left who was stylish, has reached his first semifinal slam by seeing Wimbledon champions twice Andy Murray and Roberto Bautista Agut, semi-finalist 2019.
In the quarter-finals, the 22-year-old child had to mix styles and steel to see Karen Khachhanov Russia In five sets.
On Friday, he must have a service game, which has given 60 aces so far, to the maximum.
Before this year, Shapovalov only won one match at Wimbledon while his best grand slam performances were running to the US Open quarter-final last year.
“Novak is the best player in the world but I think something is possible,” Shapovalov said which only won two sets against Serbia in six losses.
Berrettini was the first Italian man in the Semi-Final Wimbledon since Nicola Pietrangeli in 1960.
Adriano Panatta remains the last male champion of his country in a spot in French 1976.
Tertittini has a game made for grass, and arrives at Wimbledon with a prestigious queen club title Under the belt.
The 25-year-old nine world number only plays the third wimbledon but has stormed into the semi-final behind 79 ACE who led the tournament, saved 20 of the 25 break points.
“I am a better player now.
I have more experience.
I have more matches on my shoulders.
Everything I achieved, was good, but it wasn’t something I didn’t expect,” Italian said strongly built.
Hurkacz was just a second Polish person to make the last four at Wimbledon after Jerzy Janowicz in 2013.
The 24-year-old run into the semi-final was very impressive because he only won a match on the tour between Miami Masters’ surprises the title in March and early Wimbledon.
The gloomy streak included defeat in the first round of the French Open to World number 154 bald van de zandschulp and first losses at the lawn court in Stuttgart and Halle.
The defeat at Stuttgart was very painful when it came in the hands of Dominic Stricker, ranked 335 which was low at that time.
However, his victory on Wednesday opposed Swiss Federer, eight more famous times.
“Walking from the court who realized that I won against Roger was a dream that came true, especially here on the grass at Wimbledon,” said the world number 18 who had never been outside the third round slammed before this.
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