Djokovic

2022 - 7 - 8

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Novak Djokovic crushes Cameron Norrie's Wimbledon final dream (The Guardian)

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.

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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.

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Another break of serve to start the fourth set put Djokovic a step closer and, although Norrie fought manfully to stay in touch, earning huge applause when he saved four break points in the fifth game, the Serbian’s serve kept him out of reach. The pressure was growing as Norrie saved break points in the fourth and sixth games and a volley missed from right on top of the net at 3-4 was the momentary lapse that Djokovic needed to seize the initiative. The crowd were in disbelief as Norrie won five games in a row to clinch the opening set but the early signs in the second were that Djokovic had steadied.

Wimbledon: Heartbreak for Cameron Norrie as he loses semi-final to ... (Sky News)

The British number one took the first set but was well beaten by Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.

"Cameron didn't have much to lose, he was playing probably the tournament of his life, and obviously playing at home is never easy, but I wish him all the best. Djokovic then broke Norrie again at the start of the third set, going on to win it 6-2. Hopes of a British player in the men's singles final of Wimbledon are over after Cameron Norrie lost to Novak Djokovic in the semi-final.

Dominant Djokovic roars back to kill off Norrie's Wimbledon dream (Irish Examiner)

Serbian starts slow on Centre Court giving home hopes a lift but class tells quickly and emphatically as he progresses to final with Kyrgios.

The pressure was growing as Norrie saved break points in the fourth and sixth games and a volley missed from right on top of the net at 3-4 was the momentary lapse that Djokovic needed to seize the initiative. The crowd were in disbelief as Norrie won five games in a row to clinch the opening set but the early signs in the second were that Djokovic had steadied. Djokovic did not react in anything like the same way when he immediately retrieved the break but the top seed was unable to settle, his normally watertight groundstrokes flying long or into the net.

Djokovic ends Norrie's Wimbledon dream to reach final (RTE.ie)

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 ...

Djokovic Ends Norrie's Run, Reaches Wimbledon Final | ATP Tour ... (ATP Tour)

Novak Djokovic in action against Cameron Norrie on Friday at Wimbledon. © Shaun Botterill/Getty Images. ATP Staff Jul 08, 2022. Serbian plays Kyrgios in the ...

The Serbian then gained a decisive break at the start of the fourth set, before he zoned in on serve to seal victory. At 4-3, he missed a couple of put-aways and gifted me that game and I felt from that game momentum shifted a little bit.” I was a bit tight at the start of the match, not swinging through the ball as smoothly as I would have liked to and Cameron was dominating the play,” Djokovic added. He is playing so freely, one of the biggest serves in the game. He is very excited and he doesn’t have much to lose and he is always playing like that. He is a great player and I have a lot of respect for him.”