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Novak Djokovic has bulldozed through Grand Slam draws in the past. As a 20-year-old, he dropped only one set en route to his first Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open. The Serbian matched the feat in Melbourne three years later, in 2011.
This Wimbledon fortnight, the World No. 1 remains on pace to equal those runs, having lost only one set so far, in the third round against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. But the Serbian's 2019 Tour de SW19 has had an additional aura of invincibility surrounding it, the feeling that no matter what his opponents do, Djokovic has the answer.

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The four-time champion reached his ninth Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday, losing only six games against Belgian David Goffin 6-4, 6-0, 6-2. It's the fewest number of games Djokovic has ever lost in a Grand Slam quarter-final. His previous best was a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win against Yen-Hsun Lu at the 2010 Wimbledon.
“I've been playing [my] best tennis in this tournament in the last two rounds, fourth round and [quarter-final]. Especially... second set and third set against Goffin, who was in form, I felt like I managed to dismantle his game and find always the right shots,” Djokovic said.
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The Serbian won 50 per cent of his second-serve return points and converted seven of 10 break chances. Goffin, meanwhile, broke only once out of six opportunities. Djokovic has broken a tournament leading 29 times (29/63, 46%). “The ball all of a sudden looks and seems larger than it actually is. It's a good feeling, I must say,” he said, smiling.
But if the Serbian has had a kryptonite in 2019, a year in which he's gone 33-6, it might be Roberto Bautista Agut, his semi-final opponent. The Spaniard has beaten Djokovic both times they've played this year and three of the past five, although Djokovic still leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 7-3.
During the Doha semi-final and Miami fourth round, Bautista Agut pulled a Djokovic and wore down the Serbian, who led by a set and a break in both contests but was undone by the Spaniard's ability to withstand blow after blow after blow.
“[Djokovic] is very solid from the baseline. He likes to play a lot of rallies. Well, I like to play against opponent like this, to play a match with a lot of rallies. Against Novak, that's what we do,” Bautista Agut said.
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Asked for the toughest thing about the Spaniard's game, Djokovic said, “His ability to stay in the point even when it seems like he's on the back foot. He's got amazing consistency with his shots, very flat from both forehand and backhand.”
Although the two have never played on grass – Bautista Agut's trio of wins have come on hard court – Djokovic said the surface fits Bautista Agut's game. The Spaniard is through to his first Grand Slam semi-final.
“The ball bounces lower on the grass, which is I think more suitable to his style of the game. He doesn't like when the ball bounces higher to his backhand,” Djokovic said. “He's been definitely playing some very, very high-quality tennis in this tournament. He has won twice against me so far this year. That's certainly going to give him confidence coming into the match.
“Obviously playing on grass, it's different. Semi-finals of Grand Slam, [I'm] going to try to use my experience in being in these kinds of matches, get myself tactically prepared.”
Bautista Agut has also lost only one set so far, in his quarter-final against Argentina's Guido Pella. The 31-year-old Spaniard's biggest win came against 10th seed Karen Khachanov of Russia to make the fourth round, his prior best Wimbledon showing (2015, 2017).
The Spaniard planned on being elsewhere this weekend. He had arranged for six of his friends and him to travel to Ibiza for his bachelor party. (He plans to get married in November). But Bautista Agut isn't bemoaning the last-minute travel change. “It feels better to be here in London,” he said.

Friday semi-final marks their first grass-court match since 2008
Friday’s Wimbledon semi-final between second seed Roger Federer and third Rafael Nadal has already been dubbed “XL” to commemorate the 40th meeting in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (Nadal leads 24-15). When they face off on grass for the first time since their classic 2008 final at The All England Club, the clash will have all the ingredients for another extra-large chapter in one of the most iconic rivalries in sports.
“I just expect to play against probably the best player in the history of this surface and know that I have to play my best if I want to have chances to try to be in that final,” said Nadal. “[To] play against Roger always is a unique situation. Excited to be back on this court against him after 11 years. Means a lot for me and probably for him, too.”

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Both men have been in top form this fortnight. Federer hit 206 winners to 88 unforced errors in his five matches at The Championships and produced at least a 2:1 winner-error ratio in three of them. His quarter-final victory over Kei Nishikori made him the first man to earn 100 match wins at a Grand Slam championship.
Most Wins By Grand Slam
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Roland Garros Rafael Nadal 93
Wimbledon Roger Federer 100
US Open Jimmy Connors 98
Meanwhile, Nadal has been equally dominant. After getting the last word in a titanic second-round victory over Nick Kyrgios, the Spaniard found an even higher level on the grass. In his past three matches, he hit a staggering 109 winners to 34 unforced errors. Nadal also raised the stakes in his return games, racking up 35 break points and converting on 16.
Nadal's run to the semi-final marks just the second time he's only dropped one set in reaching the last four at Wimbledon. When he achieved the same feat in 2008, he went on to win the title over Federer.
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Their championship match that year is considered by many to be among the greatest matches in tennis history, so iconic that it spurred a book and even a documentary released last year. It took Nadal four hours and 48 minutes to finally outlast Federer in five sets for his first Wimbledon crown. The Swiss said afterwards that the match was “probably my hardest loss, by far.” Eleven years later, it’s possible that statement is still true for him.
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The pendulum has swung several times in Federer and Nadal’s rivalry since then. The Spaniard won all five of their matches held in 2013-2014, then Federer broke the streak in the 2015 Basel final before scoring four more wins throughout 2017, including a five-set thriller in the Australian Open final. Nadal finally turned the tables last month in their Roland Garros semi-final, dominating the Swiss in straight sets before going on to secure his 12th crown on Court Philippe Chatrier (d. Thiem).
But for Federer, what happens in Paris, stays in Paris. When they take to Centre Court, the slate will be wiped clean in his mind.
“It doesn't matter anyway. Who cares. It's about how has he played so far? How have I played so far? I hope it goes my way,” said Federer. “It's going to be tough. Rafa really can hurt anybody on any surface. He's that good. He's not just a clay-court specialist.”
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No matter what happens on Friday, their latest meeting is a testament to the longevity and staying power of both men. Their first match took place more than 15 years ago at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Many of their peers in the draw that year have long since retired, but Federer and Nadal have not only continued to remain elite players on the ATP Tour, but keep putting themselves in position to win Grand Slam titles.
“A lot of them [were] saying [about Nadal] ‘Oh, it's the end,’ by 2008. Similar to me in '09. We're still here,” said Federer. “So it's nice to play each other again.”
It’s a sentiment that Nadal agrees with.
“Excited about this match, excited about this opportunity to be again in that round against him,” he said. “Always I say the same: of course, the opportunities to play against each other every time are less, but we are still here.”