WIMBLEDON, England — The theme of the endgame at this year’s Wimbledon men’s tournament is Novak Djokovic against the newcomers.
After holding off the inspired Canadian 22-year-old Denis Shapovalov in the semifinals on Friday, he will face the powerful Italian 25-year-old Matteo Berrettini in the final on Sunday.
Djokovic has dropped just one set in the tournament, and that was the first one he played against the British wild card Jack Draper on opening day when the grass was still lush along the baseline.
But it has turned to dust at this stage along with his opponents’ hopes of pulling an upset.