The defending champion and defending world No. 1 won in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 7-5 in the second semi-final on Friday night, even though his 22-year-old tenacious struggle gave him severe The test. -Old opponent on center court.
Sunday’s performance will be Djokovic’s 30th Grand Slam final so far.
So far, he has won the Australian Open and French Open in 2021. After winning the men’s championship in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019, he will seek the first place on Sunday. Won the championship at Wimbledon six times.
Only four players have won the first three men’s Grand Slam singles titles in the same calendar year, and Rod Laver achieved this feat last time in 1969.
The formidable Djokovic has now won 17 consecutive games and has 101 professional victories on the grass.
“I don’t think the score is enough to describe the performance and the game. He served in the first set and was probably a better player for most of the second set,” Djokovic ranked 12th in the emotional Canadian world. Shapovalov told the BBC to leave the atrium in tears after his outstanding performance.
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“I want to give him a warm applause. This is the first time he has reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam. It can be seen that he is very emotional. We will definitely see a lot of him in the future.
“Especially at this stage of my career, the Grand Slam is really everything. I have to strike a balance between this and trying to be in the present and focusing only on the next game.”
Djokovic and Berrettini have only met twice on the ATP Tour before, and the Serbs have won both matches.
Djokovic scored four sets in the quarter-finals of the French Open last month, and he also defeated the Italian 6-2 6-1 in the 2019 London ATP Finals.
