Novak Djokovic

The controversial Australian is most likely to play the favourite to win Wimbledon in Sunday's final - if Djokovic negotiates his way past British hope Cameron ...

This is a great version of Djokovic but it's not the best, meaning if he is Kyrgios' opponent in the final, the Australian can win if he performs near his peak. But the Serbian has managed to get the job done when he hasn't been playing well and there has been periods of his best tennis, namely against Thanasi Kokkinakis (round two), Miomir Kecmanovic (round three) and the final three sets of the five-set win against Sinner. Against Brandon Nakashima in the fourth round, it was clear Kyrgios wasn't performing at peak level, but he once again rose to the challenge despite appearing flat throughout much of the contest. Kyrgios lost the first set against world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round - who had won ATP Mallorca on grass prior to Wimbledon - but the Aussie bounced back despite several controversies to win in four sets. In the first round, he was flat against British wildcard Paul Jubb, but when he needed to lift in the deciding set, Kyrgios stood up when it mattered. This is no disrespect to Norrie, who is world no.12 and has had a fine Wimbledon so far, but the Brit is coming off a gruelling five-setter against David Goffin in the quarters and has never beaten a 'big four' (Rafael Nadal, Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray) player before - holding an 0-9 record.

Novak Djokovic ended the Wimbledon dreams of Britain's Cameron Norrie to reach Sunday's final where he will be aiming to win a seventh title when he takes ...

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Hopefully it can be different this time." 3/4 "It was tough. 5/14 "I didn't start off well and he was the better player for the first set," said Djokovic. "In a Grand Slam semi-final, there's always lots of pressure and expectation, Cameron didn't have much to lose and he was playing the tournament of his life.

Novak Djokovic will head to his eighth Wimbledon final on Sunday after defeating Cameron Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in Friday's semifinal match.

However, the Serbian settled down in the second set and started to find his serve. Norrie raced to an early lead in the first set while breaking Djokovic three times. Novak Djokovic will head to his eighth Wimbledon final on Sunday after defeating Cameron Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in Friday's lone semifinal match.

Le triple tenant du titre Novak Djokovic s'est qualifié vendredi pour la finale de Wimbledon en battant le Britannique Cameron Norrie (12e mondial) 2-6, ...

Novak Djokovic has advanced to the Wimbledon final with a four-set win over Britain's Cameron Norrie. Djokovic will seek his seventh championship at the All ...

A particularly sloppy service game by Norrie, with a trio of unforced errors, helped Djokovic break to lead 5-3 in the second set. Norrie ran to that, twisted his body to reply with a forehand and Djokovic ended the 14-stroke exchange with a drop volley winner. Only two of Norrie's first 20 points in the match came via winners he produced. For the quality player that he is, this is where he needs to be, and he deserves to be." "You're not swinging through the ball so smoothly as you would like to." A berth in the final earned? So Djokovic ran back toward the baseline, the net behind him, and conjured up a between-the-legs, facing-the-wrong-way, high-arching lob of his own that somehow landed in. Indeed, until this fortnight, Norrie never had been past the third round at a major, going 0-5 at that stage previously. To him, this was not a monumental achievement. But unlike in the quarterfinals, when he dropped the opening two sets against No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner before winning in five, it took little time for Djokovic to assert his dominance. Honestly, as a tennis fan, I'm glad that he's in the finals because he's got so much talent. "So in a way it's also not surprise for me that he's there.

Cameron Norrie had two long days to think about exactly what he could do to get under Novak Djokovic's skin in the biggest match of his life, ...

The next step in his career is to ensure that he is here again and again. The immense pressure only continued as the fourth set began and Djokovic broke again in the opening game. As he gradually fell into a rhythm on his groundstrokes, locking down on unforced errors, he began to dictate and as he put Norrie under pressure in his own service games, the contest reached a potential turning point. But charged with taking greater risks than usual and playing far out of his own comfort zone, the British player’s errors piled up and the gap between the 20-time grand slam champion and debut semi-finalist was vast. Djokovic generated the first break points of the second set in a long game at 3-2 which he failed to take. On the biggest stage at Wimbledon, against one of the superstars of the sport, he stood with an opportunity to show his abilities.

Novak Djokovic defeated Cameron Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals and will play Nick Kyrgios on Sunday in the final.

Djokovic previously won Wimbledon in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Because the tournament was not played in 2020 due to the pandemic, defeating Kyrgios would mean that Djokovic has won it four times in a row. He wanted to probably go for all four.

Cameron Norrie gave Centre Court cause to dream before his brilliant Wimbledon run came to an end with a semi-final loss to defending champion Novak ...

A huge roar erupted when Norrie, who had taken just three games in their only previous meeting last year, won the first point against serve, and the British number one greeted his opening break with a leaping pump of the fist. This was therefore a huge match despite all the Serbian’s experience, and it was certainly he who seemed the more nervous in the early stages. The British number one, who had never previously been past the third round of a grand slam, had taken full advantage of a favourable draw to become just the fourth home player in the Open era to make the last four in the men’s singles here.

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Norrie pretty much breaks himself, lashing a mid-court forehand into the tramlines for 15-30 before failing to elevate his shots above the net in the next two points. Once again Djokovic is his own worst enemy. Djokovic raises his arm aloft as he finishes off with a deft volley after his tweener lob outdid Norrie’s excellent effort with the same shot. Each error is greeted by a massive cheer. The Serb inexplicably lashes a high bouncing ball well out of court off the forehand to trail 15-30. DJOKOVIC 2-1 NORRIE Quite literally EVERYONE is waiting for Djokovic to turn up now. The British No.1 wobbles with a couple of double faults but also lands a pair of aces, with the second well-timed on his second set point. Djokovic has been far from his best and after a nervy start, Cam deservedly took a 32-minute opener. He responds with a rasping forehand up the line that sets up a knifed winner off the backhand. The No.9 seed continues to be brave and saves it with a blistering crosscourt forehand to make deuce. DJOKOVIC 2-6 2-1 NORRIE