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Djokovic beats Norrie to reach Wimbledon final

Published: 08 Jul 2022 - 08:18 pm | Last Updated: 08 Jul 2022 - 08:19 pm
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semi-final match against Britain's Cameron Norrie. (Reuters/Toby Melville)

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semi-final match against Britain's Cameron Norrie. (Reuters/Toby Melville)

AP

Wimbledon: 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.