Wimbledon final: Djokovic ready for ‘great battle’ against Berrettini

TIL Desk Sports/ Novak Djokovic said he expects a “great battle” against Italian powerhouse Matteo Berrettini in Sunday’s Wimbledon final when victory will earn the Serb a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title.

The 34-year-old maintained his imperious progress as he fought off Canadian Denis Shapovalov in three tight sets on Friday to move into his 30th Grand Slam final.

Seventh seed Berrettini will be contesting his first but Djokovic is fully aware that the 25-year-old who bangs down serves at close to 140mph is credible threat to his hopes of drawing level with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal.

“Anything is possible in the finals,” defending champion Djokovic, who has won five of his previous six Wimbledon finals including in 2018 and 2019, told reporters.