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Djokovic beats Agut to reach Wimbledon final

Published : 12 Jul 2019, 20:40

  DF-Xinhua Report
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the men's singles semifinal match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain at the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, on July 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Yang).

Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut to enter the Wimbledon championships final for the seventh time here on Friday.

The world number one knocked out the 22nd-ranked Agut 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in their 11th meeting which last two hours and 49 minutes.

Djokovic, a four-time winner, will fight for the title with either eight-time winner Roger Federer or twice champion Rafael Nadal, who will meet later.