Points won by each set: | 18-26, 33-19, 29-17, 33-27 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
35 % Djokovic – 31 of 88
21 % Norrie – 25 of 114
Norrie [12] was playing surprisingly good tennis in front of the home crowd, in his first major semifinal. He led 6-2, 3-all when Djokovic [3] played an excellent BH half-volley and that shot somehow turned the things around. From that moment, the Serb was a clearly superior player for another hour. In the 4th set he had a few break points at 3:1 – Norrie played his best tennis then, avoiding a double break deficit. The Serb had lost his serve thrice in the opener, after its conclusion he put a baseball cap on his head, afterwards he didn’t even face a break point in another three sets.
Points won by each set: | 18-26, 33-19, 29-17, 33-27 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
35 % Djokovic – 31 of 88
21 % Norrie – 25 of 114
Norrie [12] was playing surprisingly good tennis in front of the home crowd, in his first major semifinal. He led 6-2, 3-all when Djokovic [3] played an excellent BH half-volley and that shot somehow turned the things around. From that moment, the Serb was a clearly superior player for another hour. In the 4th set he had a few break points at 3:1 – Norrie played his best tennis then, avoiding a double break deficit. The Serb had lost his serve thrice in the opener, after its conclusion he put a baseball cap on his head, afterwards he didn’t even face a break point in another three sets.
Serve & volley: Djokovic 1/1, Norrie 0