Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic rumbles on, now Denis Shapovalov waits | Tennis

The 34-year-old Serb, who is on the holy grass Just as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer want to win his 20th grand slam title, the Hungarian had very little trouble with the Hungarian, who struggled a bit in the first set after trailing 5-0, but overall lacked a lot of quality against Djokovic.

Shapovalov

Djokovic will face Denis Shapovalov in the semifinals. The Canadian, seeded ten, defeated Russian Karen Chatsjanov, the number 25 on the seeding list, in five sets: 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-1 6-4. Shapovalov took the necessary break in the fifth set with his seventh breakpoint in the ninth game. He then took the win on his own serve.

For Djokovic it is the tenth time that he has reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon. He won the Grand Slam tournament in London five times. “Sometimes these figures are also surreal for me,” said the Serb after his solid victory. “But I try to live in the moment and take nothing for granted. I want to make history and try to keep going.”

Djokovic won Wimbledon in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019. On three of those occasions, he beat Federer in the final. He beat the 39-year-old Swiss twice in five sets. Two years ago, that happened despite the fact that Federer was unable to use two game points on his own service.

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