Wimbledon 2021 Men's Singles Final Live Score: Novak Djokovic Leads 2-0 vs Matteo Berrettini in Second Set

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🎾Djokovic 2-0 Berrettini:  And now the Serb holds to make it 2-0. Terriffic.

Djokovic 1-0 Berrettini🎾:  More of this needed from Nole. He has done well to bounce back and break Berrettini early and take 1-0 lead in the second set.

Djokovic 6-7 Berrettini🎾: A bullett serve from Berrettini as he completes a remarkable turnaround in the first set to win it in tie-break. The Italian wins 7-6 and takes 1-0 lead. Excellent response. Game on!

Some 'Top Gun: Maverick' play from Berrettini on court and the man himself, Tom Cruise is in the stands to take it all in...

Djokovic 6-6 Berrettini🎾:  Djokovic and tie-breakers. Ever seen a better love story? Meanwhile, Berrettini has settled nerves and has fully grown into the final now. He holds and for the nth time, draws level. 

🎾Djokovic 6-5 Berrettini: Blink and you miss. Djokovic has a fierce response to that comeback and holds to open up one-point lead.

3 Points Lost on The Bounce for Djoko!

Djokovic 5-5 Berrettini🎾: Well, the Italian seems to be feeding on the huge support of the centre court. And has plotted his comeback well enough winning three points in a row.

🎾Djokovic 5-4 Berrettini: Djokovic serving for the first set. Beautiful from Berrettini who engages his opponent in a flurry of cross-court shots before rushing forward and sealing the point with a cleverly placed reply to Djokovic's drop-shot. 

Djokovic 5-3 Berrettini🎾: Berrettini starts with an awful return to miss a golden chance but with an ace draw levels at 30-all, He edges ahead with another ace but then Djokovic, the seasoned campaigner, makes it 40-all even when he's not looking his best. Berrettini has the advantage and then inexplicably fires a forehand wide. Another wide shot gives Djokovic the advantage. But Berrettini is not done. A powerful serve to which his opponent can only give a feeble reply. And after ages as the two exchange advantages, Berrettini has the last laugh.

There is another final in London, as England face Italy in the summit clash of Euro 2020 at Wembley!

Follow the action of that game here...  

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Novak Djokovic is getting into his stride as Centre Court looks on...

🎾Djokovic 5-2 Berrettini: Well, this is turning out to be a rather one-sided affair so far. Djokovic, playing in his 30th Grand Slam final, is untouchable when serving. Berrettini is committing more errors than he should. 

Djokovic 4-2 Berrettini🎾: The Italian holds. He's drawing Djokovic forward but the Serb is just stunning - he skips, slides and manages to lob the ball back into play. But importanyly for Berrettini, he has taken a point. He needs to maintain the consistency.

🎾Djokovic 4-1 Berrettini: Djokovic has absolutely bossed this game. Hasn't given Brrettini any wriggling room. The commentator suggests the Italian's mind is wandering. If true, time he focuses back on the court. 15-0, 30-0, 40-0 and game.

Djokovic 3-1 Berrettini🎾: Berrettini draws level with an ace at 30-all but then follows that with a fault resutling in a second soft serve. Djokovic then engages him in a rally, forcing him wide and the Italian sends one wide to give Djokovic lead at 40-30. Another equaliser before Djokovic with his legendary backhand makes it 3-1. Berrettini has been broken.

🎾 Djokovic 2-1 Berrettini: The Serb has regained the 1-point advantage with an ace followed by a service winner.

Djokovic 1-1 Berrettini🎾: Well, Berrettini draws level on his serve - typical from the Italian - a big first serve and then a powerful wide forehand. 

🎾Djokovic 1-0 Berrettini: Well, a nervy start from both the finalists. Djokovic double-faulting, Berrettini failing to take advantage of soft serves from Djokovic. But It;'s the Serb who gets the lead after what seemingly is an evenly contested first point.

🎾Djokovic 0-0 Berrettini - The final gets underway. Djokovic to serve.

Djokovic vs Berrettini: These two have met twice before and both the times it was the Serb who emerged victorious

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge takes off her face mask as she sits in the Royal Box to watch the men's singles final between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Italy's Matteo Berrettini n the gentlemen's final at centre court. 

Rules explained, toss done, photo-ops over. And the warm-up begins

In walk the two finalists and a defeaning applause follows. A 19-time Grand Slam winner against a first-time major finalist. This is going to be interesting. Matteo Berrettini raises his hand to acknoledge the crowd.

Well, Matteo Berrettini has some strapping on his left thight. Hope it's not something serious.

Anyone remember this..?

The last time two major finals happened in London on the same day, things were a fair bit dramatic... #Wimbledon

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HOW BERRETTINI REACHED FINAL

First round: Guido Pella (Argentina) 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-0

Second round: Botic Van De Zandschulp (Netherlands) 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)

Third round: Aljaz Bedene (Slovenia) 6-4 6-4 6-4

Fourth round: Ilya Ivashka (Belarus) 6-4 6-3 6-1

Quarter-finals: 16-Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-3

Semi-finals: Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) 6-3 6-0 6-7(3) 6-4

HOW DJOKOVIC REACHED FINAL 

First round: Jack Draper (Britain) 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-2

Second round: Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 6-3 6-3 6-3

Third round: Denis Kudla (U.S.) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7)

Fourth round: 17-Cristian Garin (Chile) 6-2 6-4 6-2

Quarter-finals: Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Semi-finals: 10-Denis Shapovalov (Canada) 7-6(3) 7-5 7-5

7-MATTEO BERRETTINI

Age: 25

Nation: Italy

ATP ranking: 9

Grand Slam titles: 0