Djokovic dominates Norrie to join Kyrgios in final

After the announcement of Nadal’s withdrawal yesterday, Nick Kyrgios was thrust into the Wimbledon final. The question of his final opponent was resolved in the late afternoon in what was the only semi-final of the tournament. The result was that Novak Djokovic got the better of Britain’s Cameron Norrie to earn the right to defend his title against the Australian on Sunday.

Norrie punishes Djoko in the first set

Another rocky start for the former world No. 1. With the crowd behind him, Cam Norrie breaks the Serb in the first game of the match. He was immediately broken, but proved he was in the game by taking Djoko’s serve again at 2-2 and repeated the performance to make it a double-break, allowing the world No. 12 to play five games in a row to close out the first set 6-2 in 33 minutes. In addition to Norrie’s first set, Djokovic was not at his best. Among other things, 12 unforced errors and only 55% of the first ball, which is rare when you know the standards of the Serb.

Awakening and show of force

But this time, the Djoker did not take as long as against Sinner to wake up. In the second set, Djoko proved to be unstoppable on his first serve with three shutouts. He drastically increased his first ball percentage (78%), considerably reduced his number of unforced errors (5) and lost only three points on his serve.

Paradoxically, Norrie was serving better than in the first set but was having more trouble winning his service games. He finally gave up at 4-3 and Djokovic had the right to serve for the set win, which he did. The break, which the Serb described as lucky in an interview, was the turning point of the match, as the British player never really recovered from it. In the third and fourth sets, Djokovic hit the table with his fist and was rarely outplayed. Unsurprisingly, his defending skills were not a factor. And to top it all off, Cam Norrie doesn’t get a single break point. And although his number of winners and unforced errors in the last two sets was almost identical to Djokovic’s, Norrie missed opportunities that cost him dearly. Nole, however, was very solid and dominated the rest of the match, finishing with a service winner.

Djokovic-Kyrgios for the title

The eyes of the world will be on this match on Sunday. Novak Djokovic, the three-time defending champion and undefeated in the London Major for more than five years, will be looking to retain his crown against the fantastic Australian Nick Kyrgios. While the Serb will be playing in his 32nd Grand Slam final and eighth here at Wimbly, Kyrgios will be playing in his first. A fiery final promises “fireworks” as the Serb said with a big smile.