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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic celebrates his win (AP)
Novak Djokovic was booed for the crowd as he was celebrating his win over Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-final.
Novak Djokovic swept past Lorenzo Musetti on Friday to set-up a second successive Wimbledon final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and move one win away from a record-setting 25th Grand Slam title.
Just five weeks after undergoing knee surgery, seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic reached his 10th final at the All England Club with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 win over the Italian 25th seed.
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Djokovic, 37, can equal Roger Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles and become the tournament’s oldest champion of the modern era if he avenges last year’s dramatic five-set final loss to Alcaraz.
The last time Djokovic and Musetti met was at the French Open in June when the Serb claimed victory in a third-round tie which ended at 3:07 in the morning.
On Friday, however, Djokovic was untroubled on his way to a 37th Grand Slam final.
He broke for 4-2 lead in the opener and, despite surrendering the advantage and letting two set points slip in the ninth game, he broke again in the 10th to claim the set.
The second seed was playing in his 49th Grand Slam semi-final while the 22-year-old Musetti was in his first.
That experience was key as Djokovic hit back from losing serve in the opening game of the second set to level in the sixth before dominating the tie-break.
A break in the opening game of the third set launched him on his way to victory against a demoralised Musetti, who at least had the consolation of saving three match points before Djokovic completed his progress to yet another Wimbledon final.
After the win, Djokovic went for his celebration as he started imitating playing a violin. The crowd though started to boo.
Djokovic has been doing the celebration for his daughter, Tara, who recently started taking violin lessons.
His problems with the Wimbledon crowd have been well-documented after he lashed out at them.
Alcaraz earlier defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach a fourth Grand Slam final.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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