Tuesday, 05 November, 2024

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic beats Rublev to seal semi-final place


Serbian Novak Djokovic continued his impressive form following his 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

The 36-year-old is now edging closer to equalling Roger Federerā€™s mensā€™ singles record at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic, who defeated Andrey Rublev at Wimbledon on Tuesday, has the most major men’s singles titles (23), ahead of Rafael Nadal (22) and Roger Federer (20) [Image: The New York Times]

He is now solidly on course to claim a fifth successive title on the London lawns. He has sights on tying Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon singles titles and also winning a record-extending 24th major crown.

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Djokovic will now face American Jannik Sinner in the semi-final. Sinner defeated Roman Safiullin in four sets earlier on Tuesday.

The game will be a rematch of the duo’s quarter-final last year at Wimbledon. Djokovic had rallied from two sets down to claim a sensational 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory.


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