The Serb made an ironic gesture after saving two break points which cost him the third set of his match against Jannik Sinner. This Sunday, he faces Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
The strength of mind that you have Novak Djokovic it is infallible. And this was demonstrated by the Serbian tennis player, on the morning of this Friday, in the semi-finals of Wimbledon.
The current world number two was up against Jannik Sinner and his solid play got him just before the long-awaited final, even though he had a point taken away from him. This, yes, The Italian didn’t give up and in an amazing third set he had the chance to put the game upside for the Belgrade native.
With the count in his favor and the massive public support that reached the to research Central London Tournament, Sinner took a 5-4 lead and earned two break points to win the set. and stretch the game to at least one more round (they lost 2-0).
Because even if it’s hard to believe, the current number eight in the ATP rankings was 15-40 in the tenth game and Nole missed his first serve. This is where the show started. Djokovic thinks the noise from the public has distracted him, he complains and a few whistles come down from the stands. What did he do then? Before his second serve, he encouraged gaffes and gave space for people to protest against him.
This is when the Balkan brought out their great concentration. It was 30-40 and almost without respite he saved the second set point and made it 40-40. The advantage and the game came without a break, but also the release of the Serb: He put his right hand to his eye and made the gesture of wiping away a tear. That would be all!
The talented solo player took the game to tiebreaker and of course, he won it without a problem. 6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (4) was the final advice that allows him to enter a new final of the major English . It will now be necessary to see if he manages to retain his 24th Grand Slam title, when he faces the young world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, on Sunday.
Duel where not only the top of the ATP circuit is played, but also a tiebreaker in the records of the two players. It’s that the Serb and the Spaniard have only recorded two previous confrontations and they have never done so on grass. In the first of all his impuso el español with a 6 (5)-7, 7-5 y 7-6 (5) in the semifinal of the Madrid Master 1000 y en el segundo, también en arcilla, Djokovic devolvió la mano with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-1. Of course, on this occasion the Hispanic saw his physical condition diminished due to an injury in the third set which forced him to slow down.
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