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Hello. The match will resume at 13h BST in this second semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal. The triple champion Djokovic leads twice the winner Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9). Here is Kevin Mitchell's report:
At the end of a very long Friday, when nothing could be taken for granted, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic added an entertaining postscript to the heroics who had previously froze the Center Short in the sun for six hours. hours and 36 minutes, but must come back Saturday to determine who will meet Kevin Anderson in Sunday's final.
Djokovic took the first 6-4 and the third 7-6 (9), Nadal the second 6-3.
At one set each after one hour and 36 minutes of nervous tennis that oscillated between excellent and imperfect, they had just over an hour left before the curfew of 11 pm, but neither of them. neither could seal the affair in the second semifinal Before the lights lit up under the roof of the Center shortly before this deadline, although they do their best.
Djokovic could have a slight advantage under cover after agreeing that they will continue under the roof on Saturday. They will resume at 13h, before the women's final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber, which must begin at 14h. Given the drama of the extension of the tie-break-fest of Anderson against John Isner, this is not a certainty.
Although Djokovic proved more convincing for the first set and Nadal for the third He returned to the shot put which proved so effective towards the end of his five-set victory on Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, and he began to trouble his old rival in the 52nd meeting of their rivalry. ]
Still as slowly, having the air of being swept away, Nadal resumed his way and two sublime drop – shots, one sliced from the baseline, l '. another at short distance, helped him to-point in the tie-break, but he lost control of a setback and they changed goal to 6-all.
A superb forehand in the advertising corner gave him a second chance to take the set, but an exchange of drop-shots led fans to a frenzy. At the eleventh hour, literally and figuratively, Djokovic grabbed his first set point, but hit hard for 9-all, then had a second look while a Nadal drop-shot was lifted inviting for him. The Spaniard gave up one last setback and it was over – for the night.
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