Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti - LIVE!
Just over five weeks after undergoing knee surgery, and three weeks on from arriving at SW19 uncertain if he would even be able to play, Novak Djokovic is through to another Wimbledon final.
It is a stage he has set up almost permanent residence on since 2010, reaching ten finals in the 14 years that have followed. Roger Federer edged a 2012 semi-final, Sam Querrey beat him in the third round in 2016 and Djokovic retired from a quarter-final against Tomas Berdych a year later, but otherwise only a pandemic has got between him and a full fortnight at Wimbledon.
Lorenzo Musetti, in his first Grand Slam semi-final, could not deny Djokovic but certainly made him work, the second seed needing almost three hours to seal a 6-4 7-6 6-4 win. He now has a shot at an eighth Wimbledon title and at revenge, when Carlos Alcaraz will again be on the other side of the net after his win over Daniil Medvedev. It is a repeat of last year’s epic five-set final battle when the Spaniard was victorious, in what proved to be Djokovic’s only Grand Slam defeat of 2023.
