Wimbledon 2014: Novak Djokovic battles back to beat Marin CilicNovak Djokovic wins 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 Top seed battles from behind to reachg semi-finalsThe top seed Novak Djokovic kept his hopes of a second Wimbledon title alive on Wednesday with a five-set victory over the big-serving Marin Cilic of Croatia. The 2011 champion rallied from two sets to one down to win 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 and claim his place in the semi-finals for the fifth successive year.After defeat for the defending champion Andy Murray, Djokovic briefly looked like he might be going the same way when the No26 seed Cilic won the third-set tiebreak 7-4. But a break in the first game of the fourth set restored Djokovics composure and after levelling the match, he broke twice in the decider to extend his record over Cilic to 10-0 and set up a semi-final with Murrays conqueror, Grigor Dimitrov. ... ...read moreBy Simon Cambers at Wimbledon Novak Djokovic wins 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 Top seed battles from behind to reachg semi-finalsThe top seed Novak Djokovic kept his hopes of a second Wimbledon title alive on Wednesday with a five-set victory over the big-serving Marin Cilic of Croatia. The 2011 champion rallied from two sets to one down to win 6-1, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 and claim his place in the semi-finals for the fifth successive year.After defeat for the defending champion Andy Murray, Djokovic briefly looked like he might be going the same way when the No26 seed Cilic won the third-set tiebreak 7-4. But a break in the first game of the fourth set restored Djokovics composure and after levelling the match, he broke twice in the decider to extend his record over Cilic to 10-0 and set up a semi-final with Murrays conqueror, Grigor Dimitrov. ... ...read more Source: The Guardian ift.tt/1gB4pon
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:40:21 +0000