Novak Djokovic hustles Bautista-Agut in the semifinal in London

LONDON. Djokovic topples Bautista-Agut to play Roger Federer in the final

Djokovic in Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic conquers Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in London on Friday. Djokovic will play Roger Federer in the final to try to win his 5th title at the Championships.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Djokovic was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Bautista-Agut in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Djokovic extended his lead after breaking Roberto in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

2nd set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

3rd set.

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Serbian conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

4th set.

Novak in this set was too strong for Roberto and for that reason he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

A crucial moment of the match was when Djokovic won 5 consecutive games in the 4th set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Bautista-Agut is 8-3 for Novak.

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Djokovic’s Interview

After the match, Djokovic commented

“It’s the final of Wimbledon. This is the kind of match that I always dreamed of being part of as a young boy with the tennis racquet. This is what I worked for. I wanted to be in this position. I have a chance to fight for a trophy. Regardless of who’s across the net or what is happening, I’ll definitely give it my all.”

Next Match: Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer – H2H and stats

Djokovic will face Federer in the final.

This will be the 48th time that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer clash against each other. The head to head is 25-22 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on grass.

The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 7-66 5-7 7-63 in the semifinal in Paris back in 2018.

Novak Djokovic in London

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