The faster courts should suit Berrettini compared to their meeting in RG where he did ask questions of Djokovic.
Djokovic has played nobody yet. Hopefully Shapavolov can turn up today and take the first set at least.
That was quick opening game hope its not a sign of things to come.
I don’t really rate Shapavolov. He doesn’t really have the weapons to hurt Djokovic.
Shapovalov breaks for 2-1 in the 1st set.
Shapovalov breaks. 2 double faults from Djokovic in that game.
Got two of the semi finalists with my modest pre-tournament wager. Both were very much underdogs going into today. I cashed out on Hurkacz in advance but have a sneaky fancy for Shapovalov to spring a shock here so am hanging in there.
The less said about the @Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy charity bet on Big Reilly Opelka the better.
Ahem.
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Huge game.
Hopefully Shapovalov can hold his nerve here.
He’s folding.
2 break points Djokovic.
Hawkeye intervenes
Oh deary, deary me.
That was awful from Shapovalov.
Bottled it. Djokovic has been way underpar here.
Shit himself simple as.
Djokovic will take this in straight sets here.
If Djokovic plays at this level against Berrettini then I can see our giraffe asking big questions, he’s generating serious speed off his ground strokes on this court and Djokovic has been beaten up by giraffes before at Wimbledon - Querrey being an obvious example.
This is really poor from Shapovalov. Djokovic has been bang average in this set. If you can’t take a set off him at this level, then you’ve little chance at beating him if he ups his game which he ultimately will.
Really, really weak stuff from Shapovalov there. That’s as bad a set as I’ve seen from Djokovic.
Did he hit a winner in that set?
8 winners in 13 games there from Djokovic.
That set was effectively gift wrapped from Shapovalov.
Djokovic seriously out of sorts here
This is an error strewn match.