World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, easily defeated Hungarian Marton Fucsovics to advance to the semifinals of Wimbledon 2021 on Wednesday in London. Serbia’s Djokovic won the quarterfinal match 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours, 17 minutes to advance to his 41st Grand Slam semifinal. two wins shy of tying the men’s singles title record. Djokovic will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the semifinals Friday at the All England Club.
Switzerland’s Roger Federer exited the tournament after a straight-sets upset by Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. Hurkacz defeated Federer 6-3, 7-6, 6-0 Wednesday to advance to the semifinals, where he will face Berrettini or Auger Aliassime on Friday in London.
The winner of the Djokovic/Shapovalov match will face Hurkacz, Italy’s Matteo Berrettini or Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime in the Wimbledon 2021 men’s singles final.
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