{"id":1042,"date":"2010-07-02T16:34:10","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T15:34:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-04-22T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T15:39:50","slug":"berdych-ends-novaks-run-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/berdych-ends-novaks-run-at-wimbledon\/","title":{"rendered":"Berdych ends Novak\u2019s run at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=arhiva src=https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/arhiva\/slike\/Trava\/529.jpg> {nl}{nl}Third-seeded Novak Djokovic failed in attempt to reach his third career Grand Slam final and first at Wimbledon. No.12 seed Czech Tomas Berdych defeated him in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 in 2 hours and 18 minutes.{nl}{nl}Novak pushed Berdych to deuce in the fifth game of the opening set, but the Czech rescued the situation by throwing down an ace before a second ace saw him hold. We saw the first break of the match in the sixth game when Djokovic handed two break points to Berdych with a few groundstroke errors. The Serb hit the net with a forehand and the Czech player wrapped up the set 6-3 in 33 minutes.{nl}{nl}Djokovic faced three break points in eleventh game of the second set. He saved one, but missed an overhead smash with a shot miss that flied long. Berdych was serving for the set when Nole fought back using his third chance to level to 6-6, and the set went to a  tie-breaker. A double fault by Djokovic brought up four set points for the Czech at 6-2, but the Serb saved all four and earned himself a set point winning fifth point in a row for 7-6. Novak had one more chance to level the match, but Berdych saved it with a big serve before a double fault from Djokovic saw him take the set 11-9 for a 2-0 lead.{nl}{nl}A double fault from the 23-year-old Belgrade native in the eighth game of the third set brought up break point for Berdych and another double fault followed it. Suddenly Berdych was serving for a place in the Wimbledon final. The Czech closed the set and match 6-3.{nl}{nl}&#8221;I want to congratulate him,&#8221; said Novak. &#8220;He played a great match and a great tournament. He&#8217;s just a better player today on the court.&#8221;{nl}{nl}Point of the match:{nl}{nl}<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Xqm8VuY7NKk&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Xqm8VuY7NKk&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object>{nl}{nl}Match statistics: aces (9-11), double faults (8-2), winners (25-34), unforced errors (22-17).{nl}{nl}Djokovic repeated his best performance at Wimbledon (semifinalist 2007) and he\u2019ll be awarded 720 ATP points and &#163;250,000.{nl}{nl}Novak will return to no.2 in the ATP Rankings on Monday. Roger Federer will drop to no.3  as a result of his quarter-final loss to Tomas Berdych.{nl}{nl}Djokovic will lead Serbia in the upcoming Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals against Croatia in Split, taking place from 9-11 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third-seeded Novak Djokovic failed in attempt to reach his third career Grand Slam final and first at Wimbledon. 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