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Patna : Three time champion currently ranked 21st in ATP rankings Novak Djokovic, 31, Serbia, entered the semi-finals (SF) of Wimbledon tennis championship, London, on July 11, 2018, defeating World No 28 Kei Nishikori, 28, Japan, in the quarter-finals on the Centre Court. Djokovic beat Nishikori in four-sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals. Djokovic has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles.
Djokovic fired 6 Aces in the match to 3 by Nishikori. Djokovic committed 3 double faults compared to just 1 by Nishikori. But, Djokovic won 7 break points to 3 by his rival. Djokovic won 4 games in row in the match while Nishikori won three.
World No 2 and top seed Roger Federer, 36, Switzerland, and World No 8 Kevin Anderson, 32, South Africa, were 2 sets all in their quarter-finals match on Court 1. Federer had won the first two setas 6-2, 7-6 while Anderson won the third and 4th set 7-5, 6-4. Federer was 1-0 in the 5th set.