Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic defeats Cameron Norrie to set up summit clash with Kyrgios

The
Serbian
top
seed
came
back
from
one
set
down
and
won
the
match
2-6,
6-3,
6-3,
6-4
against
Britain’s
Cameron
Norrie
in
the
semifinal
on
Friday
(July
8)
and
set
up
the
summit
clash
with
Australia’s
Nick
Kyrgios.
In
his
10th
Wimbledon
semi-final,
Djokovic
faced
some
early
challenges
from
Norrie
as
the
local
boy
won
the
first
set
and
later
came
back
strongly
in
the
fourth
game.

Norrie
was
looking
to
become
the
first
British
man
to
reach
the
final
at
the
All
England
Club
since
Andy
Murray’s
triumph
in
2016.
He
appeared
to
have
Djokovic
unsettled
when
he
won
the
first
set
in
startlingly
comfortable
fashion.

The
pair
traded
breaks
in
the
first
two
games,
but
Norrie
struck
a
key
blow
in
the
fifth
game
when
Djokovic
hit
long
off
a
low
backhand
from
the
Briton.
Djokovic
fired
into
the
net
two
games
later
to
hand
Norrie
a
third
break
of
a
set
he
wrapped
up
with
an
ace
despite
two
double
faults.

Djokovic
responded
by
placing
Norrie
under
sustained
pressure
on
serve
and
it
told
in
the
eighth
game
of
the
second
when
the
ninth
seed
pushed
a
forehand
long,
and
he
did
the
same
off
the
backhand
side
as
the
Serbian
levelled
the
match.

Norrie
ballooned
a
forehand
long
in
the
opening
game
of
the
third
to
give
the
break
to
Djokovic,
who
raced
away
in
style
thereafter.

An
excellent
return
off
a
Norrie
second
serve
gave
Djokovic
a
break
in
the
first
game
of
the
fourth
and
he
would
not
be
prevented
from
reaching
the
finish
line
despite
the
home
hope’s
spirited
effort.

Djokovic
has
now
won
12
of
his
last
14
grand
slam
matches
after
losing
the
first
set.
The
only
exceptions
in
that
run
came
in
the
2021
US
Open
final
defeat
to
Daniil
Medvedev
and
in
the
French
Open
quarter-final
loss
to
Nadal
this
year.

With
neither
of
those
opponents
in
his
way,
Djokovic
will
be
expected
to
claim
a
21st
grand
slam
title
with
a
triumph
over
Kyrgios.

Djokovic
–
the
six-time
champion
and
three-time
winner
in
a
row,
who
didn’t
find
much
support
from
the
crowd
showed
his
class
and
temperament
to
enter
yet
another
final.
He
will
now
look
to
keep
his
title
defence
hopes
alive
and
close
in
on
Swiss
great
Roger
Federer’s
record
of
8
Wimbledon
titles.

With
this
win,
the
Serbian
has
entered
his
32nd
Grand
Slam
final
–
which
is
one
more
than
Roger
Federer
and
Rafael
Nadal.

“I
didn’t
start
off
well
and
he
was
a
better
player
in
the
first
set.
I’ve
had
many
semi-finals
and
grand
slams
in
the
past
but
it’s
never
easy
walking
out
as
you
have
a
lot
of
pressure
of
expectations
from
yourself
and
from
others
as
well
(which
is
never
easy).
Cameron
didn’t
have
much
to
lose
and
he’s
playing
probably
the
tournament
of
his
life.
Obviously
playing
at
home
is
never
easy.
He’s
a
great
player
and
I
wish
him
all
the
very
best,”
said
Djokovic
after
winning
the
game.

WINNERS/UNFORCED
ERRORS
Djokovic
–
38/28
Norrie
–
33/36

ACES/DOUBLE
FAULTS
Djokovic
–
13/1
Norrie
–
7/3

BREAK
POINTS
WON
Djokovic
–
5/14
Norrie
–
3/4

(With
agency
inputs)