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Defending champion Novak Djokovic׃ "It's only going to get tougher, but I like it"
The best Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic matched the record of Swiss Roger Federer for the number of Grand Slam semi-finals.
"At the end of the day, I don't like to think too much time about statistics," Djokovic said when told that he had just matched Roger Federer's record of Grand Slam semi-finals.
Novak Djokovic sails into Wimbledon quarterfinals
World No. 2 and the defending champion won the continuation of the match from Sunday against Hubert Hurkacz, 7:6 (6), 7:6 (6), 5:7, 6:4.
In the on-court interview, Novak acknowledged the Polish tennis player for his excellent game.
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"I reconnect with the young boy who dreamed of winning the biggest tennis tournament"
It was still Novak's 29th consecutive victory on this prestigious tournament, beating Pedro Cachin 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4).
"Each year I come back here, I reconnect with the young boy who dreamed of winning the biggest and most important tennis tournament in the world," Djokovic told the Centre Court crowd afterwards. "I try not to take any minute on this court for granted."
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Romania's Tig, Cristian/Ruse duo to play finals of BRD Bucharest Open on Sunday
Romanian tennis players Patricia Tig, Jaqueline Cristian and Elena Gabriela Ruse will play on Sunday the women's singles final, the women's doubles final respectively, of the 250,000-USD BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament at the BNR Arenas in Bucharest.
Romania's Begu and Tig to play quarterfinals of BRD Bucharest Open on Friday
Romanian tennis players Irina Begu and Patricia Tig will perform on Friday, on the Centre Court of the BNR Arenas, in the quarterfinals of the 250,000-USD BRD Bucharest Open tennis tournament, which takes place at the BNR Arenas in Bucharest. Irina Begu, WTA's 112th, will face off 6th seed of the tournament German Laura Siegemund in the second event of the day to be held on the Centre Court.
Djokovic overcomes tough Spaniard to book his place in the sixth Wimbledon Final!
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will fight for his fifth title in London, in his sixth Wimbledon final.
The defending champion hadn't show brilliant performance against the persistent Spaniard, playing rather poor at the moments, but in the end, he managed to break No. 22 seed Bautista Agut.
Stan Wawrinka Knocks out Sixth Seed Grigor Dimitrov
Stan Wawrinka fought back to stun sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the Wimbledon first round and claim his biggest victory since having knee surgery.
The Swiss, a three-time Grand Slam champion, has dropped to 224th in the world and lost to Andy Murray in the first round at Eastbourne last week.
But he rallied to beat Dimitrov 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 on Centre Court.
Garbine Muguruza Beats Venus Williams to Win 1st Title
Spain's Garbine Muguruza won her first Wimbledon title with a straight-set win over five-time champion Venus Williams, according to BBC sports.
The 23-year-old saved two set points and won the last nine games in a 7-5 6-0 victory under the Centre Court roof.
Venus Williams to Face Garbine Muguruza in Wimbledon Final
The 37-year-old American ended the hopes of Britain's Johanna Konta in the women's semifinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win on Centre Court on Thursday, according to ESPN.
Williams will be seeking a sixth Wimbledon singles title Saturday against Garbine Muguruza, who advanced to the final at the All England Club by beating Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1, 6-1.