The Latest at Wimbledon (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has won the first set 6-2 in his Wimbledon semifinal against Roberto Bautista Agut.
Djokovic took a 3-0 lead after breaking the Spaniard in his first service game, and the top-ranked Serb broke again in the final game when Bautista Agut sent a forehand long.
Djokovic is looking for his fifth Wimbledon title, while Bautista Agut is appearing in his first Grand Slam semifinal.
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7:35 a.m.
The latest installment in the Roger vs. Rafa rivalry at Wimbledon is coming to Centre Court.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face each other in the semifinals Friday, their first meeting at the All England Club since their classic 2008 final.
Nadal won that match 9-7 in the fifth set.
Federer beat Nadal in the Grand Slam tournament’s previous two finals.
Federer is an eight-time Wimbledon champion, while Nadal has won two titles at the All England Club.
In Friday’s first match at Centre Court, defending champion Novak Djokovic faces Roberto Bautista Agut, a Spaniard playing in his first Grand Slam semifinal.
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