DJOKOVIC ‘FEELS CONFIDENT’

Novak Djokovic has no concerns about being undercooked as he heads into today's Wimbledon semi-final with Denis Shapovalov.

The world No 1 has made serene progress to the last four, dropping just a solitary set in his five wins so far and that was the very first of the tournament against British wild card Jack Draper. That match against Draper was his first since winning the French Open two weeks earlier and he has spent less time on court than any of the other semi-finalists.

The 34-year-old, who is closing in on a 20th grand slam title, said: "I'm pleased that it was as it was. I don't really regret not playing longer on the court. I said that I had enough match play. I'm confident. I don't need any extra time on the court, to be honest.”

He will face his toughest test yet as he comes up against Shapovalov, who won the junior title in 2016. The 22-year-old will still be a heavy underdog but said: "It's nothing I'm really thinking about too much. When you walk out on that match, it's 0-0. It's a tennis match at the end of the day.”

In the other semi-final, Matteo Berrettini takes on the man who downed Roger Federer in the quarterfinal, Hubert Hurkacz.

This is Berrettini's second grand slam semi-final, having made it to the US Open in 2019, but he says expectation is different this time around. "You know, like before this tournament I just felt that I'm a better player now,” he said. “I have more experience. Everything that I am achieving, it's great, but it's not something that I didn't expect."