Wimbledon, Musetti’s dream ends at the hands of the luxurious Djokovic: 3 sets to 0 and the tenth final in London

On the Central Square to Wimbledon, Lorenzo Musetti H Novak Djokovic They will compete in the second semi-final scheduled foreveryone England Club To reach in the end Scheduled for Sunday Carlos Alcarazwho defeated him Daniil Medvedev 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in about 3 hours. The Serb won in 2 hours and 51 minutes, 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-4, to reach his 10th grass final in London. For the Italian, who has risen to 16th in the ATP rankings, there was applause from the crowd and his opponent.

After a balanced start to the match The first group There are three key moments: in the sixth game, the Serbian tennis player broke the Italian’s serve after having three break points. Two brilliant shots from Djokovic first allowed him to advance in the match and then closed the score with a powerful shot into the net like a true champion. In the ninth game, the Italian served counter-punches, saved two set points and took the first break point with a forehand that won the applause of the court. But in the next game, Musetti, thanks to a double fault, gave up his serve for the second time, handing the first set to the former world number one 6-4.

In the the second group Musetti immediately had the opportunity to take the initiative and thanks to a stunning backhand that hit the top corner, he scored a second consecutive break which put him immediately ahead in the set. However, the advantage only lasted for six games as Djokovic, with three break points available, regained the advantage by storming back into the set. The balance prevails until the decisive tiebreak, where the Serb immediately took a two-set lead, imposed the pace and left just two points for his opponent, leading in two sets, 7-6(2).

In the Group 3 Djokovic, having capitalized on the first available break point with a brilliant backhand cross, broke his opponent’s serve and took the lead in the set. Despite a timid reaction from Musetti, the set passed quickly until the ninth game, when Djokovic had three match points, but Musetti, thanks to a reckless reaction, scored five points in a row, to carve out a last glimmer of hope.

In the next match, despite having a break point available to the Italian, Djokovic reached his 10th Wimbledon final in less than 3 hours, where he will aim to equal the record of Roger Federer But to do that, the defending champion will face Carlos Alcaraz.