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It’s the final of one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, the Wimbledon Championships 2021. The World No. 1 Novak Djokovic took on Italy’s first time Grand Slam finalist Matteo Berrettini.

As the match started, Novak Djokovic began serving. He did look shaky in the first couple of service games but managed to hold. Soon after, he broke Matteo Berrettini in the fourth game and was sitting strong on a healthy lead.

Eventually, the set had to be decided in a tiebreaker. Suprisingly, it was the Italian who was more clinical, which helped him seal the tiebreaker an opening set 7-6(4) in 71 minutes.

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In the following set, Djokovic came back stronger and broke Berrettini twice early on. However, the Italian put up a fight and managed to get a break back only before the Serb won the set 6-4.

Crowds get the better of Novak Djokovic

In the third set, the Serb got the early break and was sitting strong. Soon after, Berrettini got two chances to break but the Serb was too strong. The crowd got into it and that tweaked Djokovic’s nerve. After saving the breakpoints, Novak looked towards the crowd and stated, “I can’t hear you.”?

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In recent years, people have witnessed the Serb getting provoked by the presence and comments of certain sections of the crowds. However, he has made it a habit to use that as an inner strength, which has helped him see the winning side of things.

The match had reached a critical juncture and it will be interesting to see how things turn out during the remainder of the match.

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“I can’t hear you”, shouts Djokovic after saving 2 BPs.

? Jos? Morgado (@josemorgado) July 11, 2021

 

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