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Djokovic, Shapalov through to semis, Federer exits

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WIMBLEDON, July 7: Novak Djokovic reached his 10th semifinal at Wimbledon and 41st at a major tournament with a straight-set victory over unseeded Marton Fucsovics.
Djokovic won 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on a windy, cloudy afternoon at Centre Court to continue his pursuit of a sixth championship at the All England Club and a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title overall.
The 34-year-old from Serbia also improved to 19-0 at majors this season.
Meanwhile,Denis Shapovalov reached his first Wimbledon semi-final beating Russia’s Karen Khachanov 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Djokovic will face No. 10 Denis Shapovalov in Friday’s semifinals.
Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer lost 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0 to 14th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in the quarterfinals at the All England Club on Wednesday.
Hurkacz is a 24-year-old from Poland who had not made it past the third round at any major tournament until this one.
Also, the Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza lost to the 14th seed pair of Jean Julien-Roger and Andreja Klepac 6-3 3-6 11-9. (AP)

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