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Djokovic vs Nadal at tennis World Tour Finals semis
London: World No.1 Novak Djokovic took another step towards winning a forth successive title at the tennis World Tour Finals, beating Tomas Berdych in their final group match to reach the semi-finals.
Djokovic will next face No.5 Rafael Nadal, who has secured the top position in the other group, reports Xinhua.
The 28-year-old Serb scored a straight-set victory over the sixth seeded Berdych 6-3, 7-5 here on Thursday.
Federer, who snapped Djokovic’s 23-match winning streak two days ago, had already won the group but earlier maintained his 100 percent record with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over Kei Nishikori of Japan.
The six-time winner will meet the winner of the other match on Friday between Andy Murray and Swiss No.2 Stan Wawrinka.
“Rafa has another match tomorrow and I’m going to watch that a little bit with my team and prepare,” said Djokovic.
“Hopefully I’ll be able to perform at my best because that’s what’s needed to win against him.”
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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