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LONDON (AFP) – Three-time champion Novak Djokovic reached his eighth Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday (July 11) with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Japan's Kei Nishikori in a stormy Center Court clash.
Djokovic, 31, will be playing in his 32nd Slam semi-final where he will face Rafael Nadal or fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro.
It will be Djokovic's first semi-final at a major since the 2016 French Grand Slam.
The 12-time major winner prevailed despite picking up two code violations and accusing umpire Carlos Ramos of "double standards".
" I think the first warning was unneccessary, "said Djokovic, who was sanctioned in the second set for spearing his racquet in the court.
" It did not harm the grass. Kei did the same in the fourth set but wasn ' t warned.
"The umpire said he did not see. I do not think it's fair but it is what it is. "
Despite his anger, Djokovic still reeled off 10 of the last 12 games of the quarter-final.
" It feels great to be back in the last four of a Slam. I have been building in the last couple of weeks and my level of tennis is going up, "he said.
" I am peaking at the right moment. "
After racing through the first set, Djokovic was handed his first code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after bouncing his racquet into the grass in frustration at squandering three break points in the third set of the second set.
"Do you think I ruined the court?" he bellowed at Ramos. [19659002] The 2011, 2014 and 2015 championship was quickly won over by the opponent
Djokovic saved first half of the day
Nishikori, who had won only two matches in 15 meetings with the 12-time major winner, broke for 1-0 in the fourth goal was broken
Djokovic's mood was not improved by Ramos Nishikori for imitating his earlier offense
"Double standards, my friend," screamed the world number one. set.
But the 12th seed was lost in the last four, [edit]
Nishikori, playing in his first quarter-final at the All England Club, was bidding to become the first Japanese man to make the Wimbledon semifinals in 85 years.
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