Djokovic broke Raonic, arranged a meeting with Federer

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Djokovic broke Raonic, arranged a meeting with Federer

 

 

 

 

Last year's defending champion Novak Djokovic is already in the semifinals of the Australian Open, after being eliminated in straight sets by Milos Raonic (Canada), 6: 4, 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 1). Djokovic showed some of the best elements of his game and totally refused a reliant on strong Canadian service.

So in the semifinals, Nole will meet Roger Federer in one of the most anticipated and classic matches in today's professional tennis. Raonic got here without a single set, but managed to create real problems for the champion mainly in the third set and somewhat in the first.

The first set started off fairly evenly, with Djokovic showing the nerve and experience to strike a decisive blow at the right moment. The Serb could have made an early breakthrough, at 2-1 on three occasions before taking Raonic's pass, but he didn't. The same thing happened at 4: 3 when Raonic rescued the break point. But it happened in 6: 4, with the game being the longest in the entire game. The 35th-ranked Canadian tennis player saved three set points, but in the end the fourth situation surrendered.

In the second set, things got a lot easier for number 2 in the rankings, who pulled at 3-1 with a breakthrough from the third opportunity, then solidified the breakthrough to 0 and increased their lead to 4: 1. Submitted innings to the end only formed the final 6: 3.

The Canadian realized that in the third part of the match he was not entitled to risks and mistakes if he wanted to stay in the match. He started to serve much more securely, with a breakthrough in the second game of the part, but Djokovic pulled out. Afterwards, Raonic won 2-1 at 15 and 3-2 at 0. But the Serb again proved his great class, equaling 4: 4 despite unexpected problems twice in the backhand.

Afterwards, Raonic won at 0 with his last two points being aces. This forced Djokovic to serve in the set. The Serb, however, pulled off the situation in the long run, doubling the maximum of Raonic twice and sliding it to 5: 5.

After 61 minutes of play, the score was 6: 5 for Raonic, the 11th game lasting more than 12 minutes and going through 6 draws. Although he was inferior to the starting line-up, the Canadian still managed to spend Djokovic and get his pass. But Djokovic didn't hesitate and took the 0 pass to get a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, Raonic started poorly with two breakthroughs in service, then the Serb pulled away with a 5-1 lead.

Before the duel, Djokovic came out with a top in memory of Grand Champion Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on January 26th.