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Patna : Top seed Novak Djokovic, 34, Serbia, will face 7th seed Matteo Berrettini, 25, Italy, in Wimbledon final on July 11, 2021. Djokovic, who is bidding for his 6th Wimbledon singles title and record equalling 20th Grand Slam title, defeated 10th seed Denis Shapovalov, 22, Canada, in straight sets in a tough contest in second semi-final on Centre Court, AllEngland Club, London, UK, 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 on July 9, 2021, late night, in 2 hr 44 minute..
Djokovic won 3 break points durin g the match to 1 by Shapovalov. The Serbian Would No 1, in all, won 116 points during the match to 104 by the Canadian. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match. Djokovic fired 8 Aces during the match to 5 by Shapovalov. Djokovic committed 5 double faults during the match to 6 by the Canadian. The Serbian won 80 service points to 72 by the Canadian.
Berrettini defeated 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, in the first semi-final on Centre Court in four-sets 6-3, 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 in 2hr 37 minute on July 9, 2021, to become the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final.