Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Britain's Cameron Norrie in a men's singles semifinal on day twelve of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Wimbledon 2022 Men’s Semi-final Highlights: Novak Djokovic has reached his eighth Wimbledon final by beating Cam Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court. Djokovic set up a final against Nick Kyrgios on Sunday, when the top-ranked Serb will aim for his fourth straight Wimbledon title — and seventh overall. Kyrgios advanced to his first Grand Slam final when Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament Thursday with an abdominal injury.
Norrie was playing his first Grand Slam semifinal and surprisingly broke Djokovic three times in the first set, but didn’t manage a single break point after that. From 3-3 in the second set, Djokovic took control by winning 11 of the next 13 games to take a 2-0 lead in the fourth.
Follow highlights of Novak Djokovic vs Cameron Norrie below.
Spain's Rafael Nadal announces that he is withdrawing from the semi-final of the Gentlemen's Singles during a press conference at The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, Thursday, July 7, 2022.
Djokovic to serve and Norrie needs to break. As simple as that. Out by Norrie. Djokovic leads. This might be the last game of the match. Norrie does not relent. Djokovic finds the net on return. 15-15. And another vicious serve to go up 30-15 by Djokovic. Error again as Norrie comes back. This is going down the wire. A huge serve which Norrie can just play out. Just a point needed now. And game, set and match. Djokovic into the final
Djokovic one game away from a Wimbledon final but Norrie won't go quietly. Takes 30-0 lead in an instant before a well placed shot gets Djokovic on the board. That's experience. Fault by Djokovic and that's 40-15. Norrie wins this one.
Djokovic to serve and Norrie's return goes out. 15-0 lead to the Serb. The Brit draws level as Djokovic now hits a forehand out of play. Follows that up with a perfect serve. No answer from Norrie. Well placed forehand by Djokovic makes it 40-15. Another perfect serve to wrap this game up.
Blistering serve by Norrie to go 15-0 up the next game. The overhead smash goes wrong and Djokovic is right back in it. Nice return from Norrie that gets Djokovic wrong-footed. Beautiful change of direction from the backhand by the Brit. What a shot!!! Everyone thought it was going out but Norrie kept it inside and gets the points. He is not going away. Norrie's game.
Norrie puts one out from Djokovic's serve as he goes down 0-15. Another backhand is smashed which goes out of play again. No luck as a great defensive shot by Djokovic results in Norrie finding the net. And it's game Djokovic.
Overhead smash by Norrie to take the lead before a net assisted shot draws Djokovic level as Norrie kicks the ball in frustration. Weak return from Norrie finds the net next. Game is slipping away from the Brit. Drop shot attempt by Djokovic falls flat as it's 30-30. And 40-30 for Djokovic in a flash as Norrie's forehand voley goes out. 40-40. Deuce. Great shot by Norrie. What a rally and Djokovic hits a backhand volley to gain advantage. And a great placement by Norrie to bring us back to deuce. Norrie is making Djokovic work for it. That's his game.
A huge forehand by Norrie as it goes out with Djokovic taking the lead. He'll be looking to wrap this up soon in order to stay fresh for the final. Norrie has other ideas as he claws back to take this game level. Vicious serve by the Serb to take the lead. And another one to go 40-15 up. Two aces. Another serve can't be returned by Norrie. Djokovic's game.
Norrie starts this game brightly to go 30-0 up in an instant. And a smashing forehand down the line gets him up 40-0. And game with Djokovic's return finds the net.
Great start by Djokovic to go 15-0 up. Nothing Norrie could have done to stop that one. 30-0 soon as the Brit hits one out. What a great drop shot by Djokovic. Norrie has no answer. 40-0 to Djokovic. Confidence coursing through his veins as he takes the second game too.
Good start to the 4th set by Norrie as he goes up 30-0 before Djokovic brings it back level. Norrie gets his nose in front after Djokovic hits one out. It's back level at 40-40. Deuce. Advantage Djokovic as Norrie gets the net. And it's a break. First game of the fourth set to Djokovic
Djokovic is running away with the 3rd set as he goes 40-15 up in a matter of moments. Norrie needs to find his rhythm back to have any chance of getting back to it. This one's over as Djokovic wins the 3rd set.
Next game, Norrie races to a 30-0 lead before an awry forehand finds the net. Another forehand crashes into the net again as Djokovic draws level. Great presence of mind from Norrie to just place a drop shot out of the Serb's reach. Wins this one.
Norrie gets the first points on the board as Djokovic looks pretty comfortable now. Gets back level as the Brit's backhand hits the net. Goes up 40-15 after a well placed overhead shot. Norrie hits another out as Djokovic takes this game.
Norrie's serve gets him the lead before Djokovic draws level. Takes the lead soon. Norrie comes back to make it 30-30. Finds the net next as Djokovic takes the lead. That's game Djokovic.
Norrie found a way back in the match in the last game. On to this one as Djokovic races to a 30-15 lead. Can Norrie level this one? He puts one wide and Djokovic is 40-15 up. Ends the game soon. Djokovic leads.
Djokovic is up 40-0 in a flash in the second game and this game is also over in an instant with Djokovic going 2-0 up.
The third set starts and Djokovic leads the first game 30-15. Norrie hits one back for 30-30. That's 40-40 now and it's advantage Djokovic as the Brit hits one out after a good rally. Djokovic slips and Norries takes it back to deuce. And that's Djokovic's game.
Advantage Norries as he gets his nose in front in the next game. Extends it as Djokovic finds the net. Norrie challenges a call but it's just in. On the line. 30-30 soon as Djokovic strikes again. Another forehand goes out from Norrie. Not the moment for the Brit's level to drop. Out and that's Djokovic's set.
All square at 15-15 but Norrie misses a volley to give Djokovic the lead before the Serb extends it to 40-15. Another forehand goes awry and Djokovic wins.
What a shot by Djokovic to bring the first points on board. Just dug that out of the ground. Slip by Norrie gives Djokovic the 30-0 advantage. Looks like he twisted his ankle a little. Game Djokovic though.
First points to Norrie as he smashes a foreand down the line which has no answer. Weak backhand hits the net next as Djokovic draws level. Oh my!! Norrie tried a smash but finds the net. Makes it 30-30 as Djokovic's backhand finds the net. Out off the forehand. Djoko leads. The Serb's backhand goes out and it's a deuce. Game Norrie.
Nice rally that ended with a Norrie smash which puts him in the lead. And a drop shot, followed by another as Djokovic comes back with a nudge down the line to draw level. A well placed backhand gets him the lead. Norrie hits one out of play next. 40-15 to Djokovic. Game Djokovic.
Norrie wins the first points in the next game, running away with a vicious serve with 30-0 up. Djokovic comes back with a well-placed shot. It's a review now and Norrie has hit this one out. 30-30. A drop shot attempted which finds the net. Unlucky for Norrie. Norrie launches at the ball and that's in as shown in the review. Deuce. Norrie's game as Djokovic fails to deal with the serve.
The next game sees Djokovic race to 30-0 in an instant. Out again and Djokovic goes 40-0 up. An overhead smash next to take the game.
The second game is Norrie's as he goes 30-0 up in a flash before Djokovic claws back points with a deftly placed shot. Bad luck as a Djokovic backhand is not dealt with as Norrie hits the net. 30-30. A smashed backhand next by Djokovic helps Norrie place a shot which the Serb can't reach. Djokovic puts one out and Norrie wins this one.
Second set begins and Djokovic has brought out a cap. Might have helped as he goes 30-0 in a flash. And that's the first game of the second set to Djokovic in a flash.
Norrie goes ahead again with the crowd firmly behind the Brit. Djokovic's forehand hits the top of the net and that's 30-0 to Norrie. A vicious serve by Norrie to take the game to 40-15. He can almost smell a first set victory. Another uge serve to win the first set!!!!
Djokovic races to a 15-0 lead only to hit the net to give Norrie the opportunity to draw level. Tries to hit a huge forehand and that's out. Unforced error. 40-15 in a flash with a well placed shot. A big rally and Djokovic hits the net again. Norrie's game.
That's the experience of Djokovic as he places a shot just beyond Norrie after a decent rally to go 15-0 up. Norrie comes back with a smashing forehand that wrong-footed Djokovic. 15-15. Gets his nose in front as a Djokovic backhand goes out. And he wins the game.
Djokovic goes for full power and hits it out!!! Concedes the lead. 15-15. Another backhand goes awry for Norrie as the Serb leads 30-15. Another in the net as it's tied 30-30 now. Huge forehand by Djokovic to regain the advantage. And that's the game.
What a passage of play. There were moments when I thought it was over but this is Novak Djokovic. Rallies and takes the first point with a delightful drop shot. Norrie forces an error to make it 15-15. Norrie smashes one out of play next. 30-15 to Djokovic. Out by the Serb next as it's 30-30. Norrie gets his nose in front with 40-30 and finishes the game.
Djokovic races to a 30-15 lead in the 3rd game and makes it 40-15 with a delicious serve. No way anyone is reaching that!!! Huge forehand hands him the game.
Another backhand goes awry for Djokovic as he hits the net again. Perhaps a little nervousness. He gets back to 15-15 after Norrie also hits the net. And goes up 30-15 in a flash. Poor return from Norrie as he hits the net again to give the 40-15 lead and Djokovic wins the second game.
Here we go, it's time for the first set. And that's the first points on the board for Norrie as Djokovic hits the net. 30-0 in a flash as Djokovic hits the ball out of play. Another one hits the net as the Serb goes down 40-15. A wayward shot by Norrie makes it 40-30. And a great rally which ends with a superb placement by the Brit. First game to Norrie.
Here come the players, Cam Norrie and Novak Djokovic. Here's the toss and Cam Norrie has won it and Djokovic will serve first.
If Novak Djokovic wins today: - he will reach an 8th Wimbledon final - he will reach a record 32nd men's Grand Slam final, surpassing Roger Federer's 31 - he will become the 4th player (man or woman) to reach 32 Grand Slam singles finals, tying Martina Navratilova
Former Manchester United manager and legendary football icon, Sir Alex Ferguson is making his presence felt at Wimbledon. With everything going on with the club and Ronaldo, it's a welcome day off for the legend.
On Centre Court, Krejcikova and Siniakova have romped through to the women’s doubles final 6-2, 6-2. Next up it's Djokovic and Norrie, who’ll be out shortly.
“So many thoughts in my head about a Wimbledon final,” Kyrgios said. “That’s all I was thinking about.”
Kyrgios will face either six-time champion Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie in Sunday’s final. Norrie is playing in the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time, but Djokovic has plenty of experience at this stage.
“That’s where Djokovic has the advantage from the get-go. He can draw from experience, he’s done it so many more times, he knows the emotions he’s going to be feeling. I don’t know that,” Kyrgios said. “I don’t know anything like that, so ... It was just all running through my head, every little thought, and I just slept really bad.”
It looks like it'll be sunny when the players take the court on Friday. High of 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius).
The 26-year-old Norrie aims to become only the second British man to reach a Wimbledon final in the Open era, after Andy Murray. Can he do it against a history-chasing Djokovic?
Djokovic has lost 11% of points with errors compared to Norrie's 15% while Norrie has won 48% of breakpoints compared to Djokovic's 40%.
Elena Rybakina powered into the Wimbledon final by dismantling former champion Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 on Thursday with a clinical display to reach her maiden Grand Slam showpiece while Tunisian Ons Jabeur became the first African woman to reach a Slam final after beating good friend and mother of two Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Centre Court.
In his first grand slam quarter final, Cameron Norrie extracted his best David Goffin to win in the fifth set (3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5) and set up a quarter final against the men’s singles Wimbledon defending champion, Novak Djokovic. After trailing by two sets to one on No 1 Court, the 26-year old recovered and beat his Belgian opponent in the final two to reach the first grand slam semi-final of his career.
Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic recovered from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, and advance to the Wimbledon semifinals. The top-seeded Serb extended his winning streak at the All England Club to 26 matches.
Norrie is still a fairly new face at the top of the game, having only made his Top 10 debut earlier this spring. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a rise up the rankings that was first steady and then meteoric, highlighted by his maiden Masters 1000 win at the BNP Paribas Open that he parlayed into an alternate appearance at the ATP Finals in Turin.
Djokovic has won 43% of points while returning, 4th among all competitors while has won 34% of points returning the first serve, 10th among all competitors.
Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from his Wimbledon semifinal due to the abdominal injury he sustained in the quarterfinal. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios is through to the maiden Grand Slam final of his career.
Nadal had been suffering from pain in his abdominal area from the early stages of the tournament, but the injury was significantly aggravated during Wednesday’s quarterfinal against Taylor Fritz. The Spaniard suffered from the injury in the initial stages of the match, and despite that, rallied to win it in five. (READ MORE)
Through the Quarterfinals, Djokovic has won 57% of points returning the second serve, ranking 4th in the field of 128 while Norrie has double faulted 1% of the time, 4th lowest among players in the field of 128.
Nick Kyrgios is among the most divisive characters in modern tennis. The Australian has only played 14 tournaments on tour since February 2020, but still dominates headlines whenever he takes the court, mostly owing to his constant outbursts, directed at the crowd, umpires, line judges, and even himself. (READ MORE)
Novak Djokovic will be back on Centre Court in the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday. Djokovic is a six-time champion at the All England Club and has won the last three. He will face No. 9 Cam Norrie for a spot in Sunday’s final against Nick Kyrgios. The other semifiinal between Rafael Nadal and Nick Krygios was cancelled because the Spainiard had to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.