Djokovic sends Serbia into Davis Cup semi against Italy
The Hindu
Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into Davis Cup semis with a win over Britain's Cameron Norrie. Italy, led by Jannik Sinner, also advanced after a comeback win over Netherlands. Serbia will face Italy on Saturday in a bid to repeat their 2010 triumph.
Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals with a straightforward 6-4 6-4 win over Britain's Cameron Norrie to give his team a winning 2-0 lead on Thursday.
The 36-year-old world number one, looking to complete a remarkable year by helping his nation win the Davis Cup for the second time, was imperious as he outclassed Norrie.
Serbia will face Italy on Saturday after Jannik Sinner inspired his team to a comeback win over the Netherlands, the world number four winning his singles and a decisive doubles.
Britain, missing the injured Andy Murray and Dan Evans, had banked on Jack Draper winning the opening singles against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic and their strong doubles partnership of Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski.
But world number 55 Kecmanovic produced a brilliant performance to beat Draper 7-6(2) 7-6(6) in a fierce battle.
That left Norrie needing to overcome record 24-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic for the first time in his career to keep the tie alive.
That never looked likely, however, as Djokovic, who won three of the year's four Grand Slam titles and last week's ATP Finals for a record seventh time, dissected the world number 18.
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