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Novak Djokovic shares tennis with 'classless' action at Wimbledon

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Novak Djokovic blows kisses into some of the crowd after being booed during his Wimbledon semi-final win. photo: Getty Novak Djokovic has cemented his reputation as one of tennis’ most divisive figures after securing his place in the Wimbledon final with a win over England’s Cameron Norrie in the last four. Djokovic came back from a shaky start to defend his bid for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, with a 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 semi-final win over local hope Norrie. SAD: The tennis world crumbles after the announcement of Rafa Nadal and Nick Kyrgios ‘I CAN’T’: Nick Kyrgios press conference interrupted after reporters’ questions The comeback win opened the stage for an exciting championship showdown on Sunday with Nick Kyrgios, who is hoping to become Australia’s first men’s champion at the All England Club since Lleyton Hewitt reigned 20 years ago. Djokovic overcame a strong start from Norrie, which brought a wave of emotion from the tight and tight home crowd, many of whom booed the Se

Novak Djokovic not surprised by Nick Kyrgios's Wimbledon run

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Two weeks ago, few would have predicted that divisive Australian star Nick Kyrgios would be the one to stand between Novak Djokovic and his fourth straight Wimbledon title. Key points: World number 1 Serbia says Kyrgios is “a very complete player” Djokovic has faced the Australian twice in his career, losing twice The 35-year-old wants to extend her grand slam title to 21 years Djokovic himself, however, is not surprised Kyrgios will be waiting on the other side of the net in the men’s singles final. The top seeded Serb booked his eighth Wimbledon final by coming from a set down against Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Saturday, while unseeded Kyrgios benefited from a walkover after Spain’s 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the semi-finals through injury. Djokovic has only faced Kyrgios twice in his career, losing twice to him in 2017. So while he will be favorite to claim a seventh Wimbledon crown, he knows exactly how dangerous the unpredictable world number 40 Kyrgio