Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in five sets to reach Wimbledon final | Tennis News

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Novak Djokovic took the best of old enemy Rafael Nadal 10-8 in a decisive thriller to reach his fifth Wimbledon final, where he will face Kevin Anderson. Nadal and Djokovic were victims of the curfew of 23h Friday night, the Serb leading by two sets to one, becoming the first match since the roof of the Center Court was added in 2009 to be stopped because of curfew imposed by Merton. Tip to avoid disturbing local residents.

The match came back just after 1 pm under the roof, as it was the conditions under which he started, and three times former champion Djokovic came to the finals on Sunday with a win. thrilling 6-4 3-6 7-6 (11-9) 3-6 10-8 in the second longest semifinal ever played at Wimbledon, just a day after Anderson and John Isner defeated the record

Djokovic takes the lead over Nadal

Nadal held on good during a huge opening game in the fourth set, forced to pbad six points and save two break points.

The world No. 1 Nadal, champion in 2008 and 2010, then took the lead in the next game to take the initiative, but Djokovic, who was looking for a spot in his 22nd finals at the majors, flourished in the fast conditions and was soon to restore parity with a break in the fifth game.

The 52nd match was transformed into another roaring match as Nadal broke Djokovic was punished for only one of his six break chances in the set, the Spaniard Driving fast in a decisive set thanks to an ace, which was repelled

Nadal, looking for an 18th Grand Slam crown and in his first semifinal of Wimbledon since the end of the race against Djokovic in 2011, was under pressure by catching up fifth place and was forced to save the break. point in the eighth game thanks to his s

Djokovic remained calm and showed a lot of courage and determination to come from 15-40 by winning four consecutive points to pbad 5-4.

Nadal had an extra spring in his footsteps and threw the kitchen sink to his opponent in the 15th match. Djokovic felt the pressure but still created magic shots under five pressures and saved three break points for 8-7 in another epic match.

A delicious shot by Nadal helped save a match point He only had to play the ninth ace before putting things right, but barely a few games later, the Serb finished the job by breaking up with love after five hours and 17 minutes for two days. [19659021CambridgeCambridge(ontheleft)andMeghanduchessoftheSusbadbadignedtothethem-finalmaskina"RoyalApproval"” itemprop=”image”/>