He is also halfway to a Grand Slam after titles at the Australian and French Opens and could even snag a Golden Slam with a gold medal in a few weeks. This has been his first semifinal of a grand slam and you could see that he was emotional and, you know, we're going to see a lot of him in the future, definitely.'ĭjokovic will now face Matteo Berrettini in the final as he goes for a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title.

'He was serving for the first set and he was probably the better player for most of the second set and had many chances,' said Djokovic. 'I would like to give him a big round of applause for everything that he has done today and also just these few weeks. He had him, he just couldn't seal the deal. The big glaring stat was the 22-year-old converting on just 1-of-11 break point opportunities. Both players had strong service games as the Canadian won 79 percent of the points on his first serve and Djokovic won 81 percent. Shapovalov edged him in winners (40-32) but had more than double the unforced errors (36-15). Using his big serve and an all-around game to keep the 19-time Grand Slam champion off-kilter, he kept Djokovic on the run. He led 5-4 in the first set before being broken and losing in a tiebreak He led 5-4 in the second set too and the third set but could not punch it through.Ī native of Richmond Hill, Ont., Shapovalov kept the Serbian on his toes the entire match. The final line may have been 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5, but the play of Shapovalov was on another level. 'I don't think that the scoreline says enough about the performance and about the match,' Djokovic said during his post-match on-court interview after winning. But what those watching didn't know, was that it wasn't going to be easy for Novak Djokovic too. Everyone in the stands and in the broadcast knew that. Denis Shapovalov walked onto Centre Court knowing that.

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