Canada's Auger-Aliassime loses 5-set marathon to Djokovic at Wimbledon quarterfinals
A valiant effort from Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime wasn't enough to get him into the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time.
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'Racket and heart' as Djokovic tames Auger-Aliassime to return to Wimbledon semis
LONDON: Novak Djokovic reached an eighth straight Wimbledon semi-final after grinding down Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(10-4) in an epic battle on Tuesday (Jul 7) to set up a showdown with reigning champion Jannik Sinner.
Novak Djokovic wins 5-set Wimbledon thriller to reach semis - ESPN
LONDON — Novak Djokovic was pushed to five sets by Felix Auger-Aliassime before the seven-time Wimbledon champion prevailed 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) after more than five hours on Tuesday to set up a semifinal against defending champion Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic tames Auger-Aliassime and returns to Wimbledon semis for Sinner showdown
LONDON, July 7 : Novak Djokovic reached an eighth straight Wimbledon semi-final after grinding down Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6(10) 3-6 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(10-4) in an epic battle on Tuesday to set up a blockbuster showdown with reigning champion Jannik Sinner.
Sinner eyes Djokovic showdown after moving into Wimbledon semis
LONDON: Jannik Sinner is on course for a blockbuster Wimbledon showdown with Novak Djokovic after the defending champion ended German veteran Jan-Lennard Struff’s fairytale run in the quarter-finals. Sinner won 7-5, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Court One and will face Djokovic in the last four if the seven-time Wimbledon champion beats Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime later on Tuesday. In the women’s tournament, Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova reached their first Wimbledon semifinals. With Wimbledon basking in sweltering temperatures this week, world number one Sinner had to answer some uncomfortable questions about his ability to withstand the heat. The 24-year-old Italian wilted in the recent French Open when the mercury reached boiling point, sparking a stunning second-round defeat against Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who battled back from two sets and 5-1 down to beat Sinner. Bidding to win Wimbledon for the second successive year, Sinner lived up to his claim that he would cope with the London heatwave against Struff — at 36 the oldest man to become a first-time quarter-finalist at the majors in the Open era. The four-time Grand Slam champion wasn’t at his best, but his booming serve kept world number 74 Struff at bay as he reached his 10th Grand Slam semifinal and third at Wimbledon. “It was a huge test today.
Gauff and Zverev break new ground at Wimbledon, Osaka bows out
LONDON, July 7 : American Coco Gauff and Germany's Alexander Zverev both broke new ground at Wimbledon on Tuesday but Naomi Osaka's title hopes evaporated on a boiling hot day at the All England Club.
Sinner snuffs out Struff's Wimbledon dream to reach semi-finals
LONDON, July 7 : Champion Jannik Sinner ended one of the feel-good stories at this year's Wimbledon when he tamed big-serving German warrior Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3 to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday.