The Serbian tennis player World No. 2 Novak Djokovic benefited from the withdrawal of Australian Alex de Minaur (9th) and advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals, where he will play against Italian Lorenzo Musetti (25°).
The Australian did not take to the court due to an injury he suffered on match point in his round of 16 match, in which he defeated Frenchman Arthur Fils.
This way, Djokovic, The 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 Wimbledon champion reached the semi-finals of the world’s oldest tournament for the 13th time in his career. He also moved closer to equalling Swiss Roger Federer as the most successful player at the All England Club, with eight victories.
The rival of Djokovic In the semi-finals it will be the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (25th), who beat the American in five sets Taylor Fritz (13°).
Musetti, who had never even reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, played a great match against Fritz, who feels very comfortable on the grass, to impose himself by 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1 then after almost three and a half hours of play.
In this way, Italian tennis once again has a representative in the decisive stages of the third Grand Slam of the season, after that Matteo Berrettini will reach the final in 2021 and Jannik Sinner the semis last year.
Musetti He took advantage of the opportunities that the draw gave him, as until today he had beaten lower-ranked players who were not among the seeded players.
Fritz, For his part, he had given the surprise in the fourth round by beating the German Alexander Zverev (4th) by overcoming a 2-0 deficit in sets.
Djokovic and Musetti They will meet on Friday in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. The record is 5-1 in favour of the Serbian and the last match between the two was at Roland Garros, where “Nole” won in five sets.
The other semi-final will feature the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (3rd), defending Wimbledon champion and winner of Roland Garros last month, and the Russian Daniil Medvedev (5th), who eliminated the world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic’s response to the whistles
When Novak Djokovic defeated Danish player Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals At the Wimbledon Open, the striking detail was the exchange that the Serbian had with the stadium crowd after his victory.
Fans attending the match took every opportunity to boo Djokovic’s performances.
“Nole”, after making it to the next round of the tournament, used the microphones to send a message to all those spectators who were insulting him.
“I know they were cheering for Rune, but that was an excuse to boo me.”the Serbian said.
He also added: “I know all the tricks. I’ve played in much more hostile environments. You can’t touch me.”.
Source: Ambito
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