Djokovic, Murray to clash in Olympic semis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Wimbledon runner-up Andy Murray of Great Britain will meet in a blockbuster semifinal Friday at the Olympic Games tennis event at the All England Club.
The second-seeded Djokovic, who captured a bronze medal in Beijing four years ago, handled fifth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 7-5 in a quarterfinal on the grass at the famed Centre Court.
Djokovic topped Tsonga in 1 hour, 20 minutes by breaking the Frenchman four times, compared to only one break for Tsonga. The Serb broke the Frenchman for a 6-5 edge in the second set and then closed out the quality match on his serve.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The powerful Djokovic is the reigning Australian and U.S. Open champion who coughed up the No. 1 ranking to the great Roger Federer last month.
Meanwhile, cheered on by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Kate, the third-seeded Murray blew past 11th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-1 on Court 1.
The rout was over in 59 minutes, as a dazzling Murray clubbed 15 aces and was not broken on Day 6 of this nine-day tournament. The Brit smacked 23 more winners (29-6) than the overmatched Almagro.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Murray lost to Federer in his first career Wimbledon final last month in this London suburb.
The four-time Grand Slam runner-up Murray will meet Djokovic for a 14th time, with the Serb leading their all-time series 8-5, including a 2-1 record this year. The 25-year-old good friends have never met on grass.