Novak Djokovic vs Cameron Norrie Wimbledon 2022 SF Preview

After Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal on Thursday, there’ll solely be one semi-final within the males’s draw on Friday. Will probably be between Cameron Norrie and Novak Djokovic, who’s now solely two matches from a fourth straight Wimbledon. Norrie might be hoping to emulate Emma Raducanu as a shock British slam finalist and/or champion however the problem for him nonetheless appears to be like a lot better on paper.

Norrie got here from 1-2 down for the second time within the event, this time combating again in opposition to David Goffin to edge it proper on the dying 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5. He was fairly error susceptible within the first few units however tidied issues up close to the tip, getting carried by way of by the group. “It simply wasn’t going my means from the start. Wasn’t feeling good and feeling the ball. That was all credit score to David. He was transferring me, taking part in actually good and I couldn’t discover my sport,” Norrie stated within the on courtroom interview. “Then because of you guys, I managed to remain as affected person as I may and it was all simply adrenaline and simply used my legs on the finish and tried to place the ball within the courtroom. It’s nice to recover from the road.”

Djokovic’s additionally wanted 5 units to advance, coming from two units all the way down to beat Jannik Sinner 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2. The Italian took the sport to Djokovic early and was rewarded for his proactive strategy, placing the highest seed below strain early. It’s exhausting to correctly put down Djokovic as his now 10-1 report in 5 setters at Wimbledon exhibits. An early break within the third set put him on the way in which to taking again the initiative, which he would by no means give again as Sinner faltered late.

There’s little question that Djokovic is the heavy favorite right here given his unbelievable report at Wimbledon. It’s exhausting to pinpoint the place Norrie, who’s extremely constant however doesn’t possess a killer weapon, can actually goal Djokovic over 5 units. Djokovic gained their solely match 6-2 6-1 ultimately yr’s Tour Finals and it wouldn’t be a shock to see one other pretty one sided affair this time spherical.

Prediction – Novak Djokovic in straight units