18:55 (IST)
Big moments
Umpire Marija Cicak becomes the first woman to officiate a Wimbledon men's singles semi-final.#Wimbledon LIVE: https://t.co/gz2ZXTI9ZF pic.twitter.com/P0rbHdDa1N
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18:53 (IST)
Djokovic 2-1 *Berrettini (* denotes next server)
Djokovic chucks a third double fault in just his second service game. 0-30 and it should well have become 0-40 as Berrettini sends his backhand into the net while moving up for a relatively simple ball. Djokovic with an 81mph serve to make it 30-30 with Berrettini erring on his forehand. Novak follows it up with an ace out wide. And then another strong, flat serve down the T to see the ball not come back.
18:50 (IST)
Djokovic* 1-1 Berrettini (* denotes next server)
Now Berrettini showing bit of nerves. Finds the net couple of times and is pushed to 30-30. But holds with some big hitting and on Djokovic's return on serve going long
18:45 (IST)
Djokovic 1-0 *Berrettini (* denotes next server)
Djokovic gets the Championship match underway.... with a double fault. And then a shaky forehand that is wide. At 30-30, he throws in another double fault. Confused looks inside the Novak Djokovic box. 20th anniversary of Goran Ivanesevic's historic triumph and he would love to see Djokovic replicate that success. Saves break point with a serve down the T and Berrettini's return is wide. Some uncharacteristic mistakes by Djokovic already. Nerves? Do the 'Big Three' feel nerves? Berrettini with couple of errors and Djokovic holds.
18:41 (IST)
Big day for Italy... if you haven't noticed.
Genius cover from Italy's @repubblica
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18:39 (IST)
Indian cricket team's coach Ravi Shastri is courtside for the final
Going to be an unreal experience courtside. Let’s play @DjokerNole v @MattBerrettini #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/QGDbEzYNB1
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) July 11, 2021
18:36 (IST)
What both men are after when the last point is played?
What they're chasing: Matteo Berrettini
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- First Italian, male or female, to win Wimbledon title
- Third Italian man to win a Grand Slam title - and first in 45 years
- Climb to career-high World No 7#Wimbledon LIVE: https://t.co/ZorkBqUuZK pic.twitter.com/ujZBnLRMK8
18:34 (IST)
Matteo Berrettini wins the toss and opts to receive. Marija Cicak is the chair umpire for the men's final.
18:21 (IST)
Novak Djokovic's quest for 20th Slam faces Matteo Berrettini test in final
Novak Djokovic admits "it will mean everything" to capture a sixth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 20th Grand Slam on Sunday but he will have to overcome Matteo Berrettini, the Italian slugger with the build of a heavyweight boxer.
Djokovic will move level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on career majors with victory and also go three-quarters of the way to the first calendar Slam in more than half a century.
The 34-year-old is in his seventh Wimbledon final and 30th at the Slams.
Click here to read more of the preview of tonight's final!
18:18 (IST)
Matteo Berrettini's path to the Wimbledon final:
18:16 (IST)
Novak Djokovic's path to the Wimbledon final:
17:59 (IST)
On menu today from the All England Club:
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134th men's singles final: World No 1 Novak Djokovic vs No 9 Matteo Berrettini
🇷🇸Djokovic: 30th Grand Slam final, 7th at Wimbledon
🇮🇹 Berrettini: Maiden Grand Slam final
Who are you backing?#Wimbledon LIVE: https://t.co/ZorkBqUuZK
17:49 (IST)
Novak Djokovic has a 2-0 lead when it comes to head-to-head
17:26 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Wimbledon men's final!
No matter what happens this evening, we're in for a special night. If Novak Djokovic wins, he will go level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 Grand Slams, and if Matteo Berrettini were to win, men's tennis would have a new Grand Slam champion. Stay tuned, as we bring you all the latest updates and the live score from what should be a thrilling contest!
Preview: Novak Djokovic will face Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final with a chance to win a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal share that men’s mark.
The top-seeded Djokovic’s 30th major final will be the seventh-seeded Berrettini’s first — and the first at any major for any man from Italy since Adriano Panatta won the 1976 French Open.
The key to the title match could be Berrettini’s massive serves against Djokovic’s best-in-the-business returns. It also could come down to how Berrettini handles the occasion.
Djokovic recalls not having enough self-belief when he lost his first major final to Federer at the 2007 U.S. Open. Berrettini remembers being wowed by Wimbledon when he played in the junior event as a teenager.
“For me, it was just absurd. I asked myself, ‘Who knows if one day I’ll return and play in the main tournament, even just in qualifying? I have no idea.’ And now I’m in the final,” he said with a laugh. And then the 25-year-old added: "So it’s all a bit strange. But what’s beautiful ... is that I’m much more aware of what I can do now. I know I can do this, because I’m here.”
He has won 11 matches in a row, all on grass courts, since losing to Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals on clay last month.
Djokovic enters Sunday with winning streaks of 20 matches at Wimbledon, dating to 2018, and 20 matches at Grand Slam tournaments this year.
With inputs from AP.
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