The 20 year old Serb has done it one more time. Novak Djokovic defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the quaterfinals of Wimbledon 7-6 7-6 6-7 4-6 7-5 to set up a clash with the number 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Nadal previously brushed aside Tomas Berdych.
Serb Djokovic, 20, took the first two sets on tie-breaks, winning the second 11-9 with his first set point after Baghdatis had missed six of his own.
Cheered on by his vocal Cypriot fans, Baghdatis won the third tie-break and came from behind to win the fourth set.
But third seed Djokovic broke Baghdatis’s serve at 5-5 in the decider before serving out for a 7-6 7-6 6-7 4-6 7-5 victory.
Once Djokovic had snatched the second set and gone a break up in the third, it looked as if he was on course for a straight-sets win.
But Baghdatis then reeled off five games in a row and although he was broken serving for the set, this time he held his nerve in the tiebreak.
In the fourth set, Djokovic was again a break up but once again 22-year-old Baghdatis fought back to force a deciding set.
Games went with serve until 5-5 when Baghdatis put a simple forehand into the net to give Djokovic the chance to break.
He then calmly served out for victory but there will be no time to celebrate as the Serb, who needed treatment for a back injury during the match, will be back on court at 1100 BST (12CET) on Saturday.
“After what I have been through in these last two weeks – and after playing 9½ hours in two matches, I don’t know how I have managed,” said Djokovic. “I’m playing the best tennis of my life but I’m pretty exhausted.”
(source: BBC, photo: getty images)
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