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sports Diasabra 9 Juli 2022

Djokovic moves into 8th Wimbledon final; will face Kyrgios

35-year-old from Serbia a Wimbledon champion Andy Djokovic ended the 14-stroke
shot at a 21st major title and Murray has accomplished for exchange with a drop volley
seventh at Wimbledon. Only Britain since the professional winner.
Federer, with eight, owns era began in 1968.
more at the grass-court tour- Even the partisans on hand
nament among men. Roars came when the left- cheered with approval.
handed Norrie arose first Djokovic raised his right in-
On the steamiest afternoon of from his seat; Djokovic was dex finger to the sky.
the fortnight, with the tem- pouring some water on his
perature at 85 degrees Fahr- hand and rubbing it in his Still, only two of Norrie’s
enheit (29 degrees Celsius) hair. When Norrie’s volley first 20 points came via win-
and the air still, Djokovic winner completed a break in ners he produced. Djokovic
often looked displeased early, that initial game, he hopped committed 12 unforced er-
gesticulating toward his guest and threw an uppercut. rors in the first set alone. One
box. But unlike in the quar- Union Jack flags waved in the measure of how he restored
(AP) — This deficit was grass courts. terfinals, when he dropped stands. order: Djokovic made 16
less daunting for Novak the opening two sets against unforced errors over the last
Djokovic. The tension He will face first-time major Jannik Sinner before winning Was the championship won? three sets combined.
less palpable. It’s not that finalist Nick Kyrgios for the in five, it took little time for No. A berth in the final
he wants to fall behind trophy on Sunday. Djokovic to assert his domi- earned? Not that, either. All Norrie, never before past the
in matches, of course. “The job,” Djokovic said, “is nance. in all, it was quite a celebra- third round at a major, grew
It’s that when he does, he not finished.” Exactly what allows Djokov- tion after one of what would less sharp as Djokovic in-
knows how to deal with it. ic to trail, then win — he become 35 games, five of 202 creased the pressure — with-
The unseeded Kyrgios, a has seven career comebacks points, four of 154 minutes. in points and on the score-
“It’s amazing how the whole combustible 27-year-old from a two-set hole, includ- board. A particularly sloppy
game can fall apart, really, just from Australia who drew jeers ing in the 2021 French Open When Djokovic broke right service game by Norrie, with
because you feel you’re tense. for the mere mention of his final — is hard to know. He back, he walked to grab his a trio of unforced errors,
Then no shots are really name during Djokovic’s on- claimed a talking-to in the white towel and dabbed at his helped Djokovic break to
working properly. Your feet court interview, did not need bathroom helped against Sin- perspiration. To him, this was lead 5-3 in the second set.
are static and slow,” Djokovic to play on Friday because 22- ner. He joked that donning not a monumental achieve-
said. “Something happens in time Grand Slam champion a white hat after the first set ment. He got broken three times in
a match, then all of a sud- Rafael Nadal withdrew with made a difference against the first set, then never faced
den it’s completely different a torn abdominal muscle. Norrie. Just one tiny example of how a break point the rest of the
and you’re flying. Everything versatile and superb Djokovic way.
flows.” “Mouth-watering,” is how Asked at Friday’s news con- is came on one particularly Perhaps sensing their guy
Kyrgios described the up- ference to explain the white marvelous point. He hit a could use a boost, some fans
The top-seeded Djokovic coming matchup. bottle he appeared to inhale spinning half-volley on the offered chants of “Let’s go,
fashioned a second consecu- He has won both previous from during another match, move, but Norrie replied Norrie, let’s go!” early in the
tive comeback victory at meetings against Djokovic, Djokovic offered this tongue- with a lob. So Djokovic ran third set. Didn’t change a
Wimbledon on Friday, beat- although both were on hard in-cheek reply: “Magic po- back toward the baseline, the thing.
ing No. 9 seed Cam Norrie courts five years ago. tion.” net behind him, and con-
of Britain 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in jured up a between-the-legs, Djokovic broke to open the
the semifinals to run his win- It will be the 32nd Grand Djokovic vs. Norrie began facing-the-wrong-way, high- third. Did the same in the
ning streak at the All Eng- Slam title match for Djokov- auspiciously enough for lo- arching lob of his own that fourth.
land Club to 27 matches in ic, breaking a tie for the cals hoping to see one of somehow landed in. Norrie “Just locked it down,” Nor-
a row as he pursues a fourth men’s record he shared with their own get to a men’s final, ran to that, twisted his body rie said.
straight championship on its Roger Federer, and gives the something only two-time to reply with a forehand and

FIFA, Qatar prepare beer policy for soccer fans at World Cup

(AP) — Beer with alco- compounds before and af- cer including the 2019 Club
hol is expected to be sold ter games and allowing fans World Cup — an event that
at World Cup stadiums to take non-alcoholic Bud- featured European champion
in Qatar but fans may be weiser Zero to their seats. Liverpool, South American
allowed to take only non- “We will be confirming and champion Flamengo and
alcoholic drinks to their making things official in due Mexican club Monterrey.
seats. course,” FIFA said on Friday
in a statement. At that tournament, a drink-
FIFA and Qatari organiz- ing zone was created on the
ers are still working on plans FIFA said designs are “still outskirts of Doha at a golf
to serve all fans who want being looked into” of pos- club selling beers for $6,
to drink at games when the sible branding for drinking much cheaper than typically
tournament starts in Novem- containers fans would hold available at high-end down-
ber in the Muslim-majority in areas that will be broadcast town hotels.
country. to hundreds of millions of The next year, FIFA renewed tially resistant to any alco- In 2019, a flaw in the plan
Hospitality packages offering viewers. a sponsor deal through 2022 hol being served at stadiums took fans on one-hour trips
“premium beverages” at sta- The 2022 World Cup is the with Budweiser brewer An- but promised a decade ago through rush hour traffic to
diums have been sold since first in the tournament’s 92- heuser-Busch. That partner- to “come up with a plan that games on buses lacking toi-
February 2021 but a policy year history to be played in ship started at the 1986 World welcomes everyone.” lets.
for most fans at the eight a Muslim country with such Cup.
venues and long-time World strict social taboos around al- “FIFA World Cup fans will The golf club venue is set to
Cup sponsor Budweiser still cohol. At the 2014 World Cup in be able to enjoy Budweiser be considered again for the
needs to be finalized less than Brazil, pressure from FIFA Zero and Budweiser during World Cup, which is sched-
five months before the tour- Questions about how Qatar led local lawmakers to pass the tournament,” Anheuser- uled for Nov. 21-Dec. 18.
nament. would cater for fans wanting a special bill exempting the Busch said in a statement on Organizers expect about 1.2
to drink alcohol have been tournament from a ban on Friday. million visitors at the 32-
The favored option is serving asked since FIFA picked the selling alcohol at stadiums. Qatar has tested its alcohol team tournament.
beer with alcohol in stadium host nation in 2010. Qatari organizers were ini- policies when hosting soc-