Novak Djokovic faces Juan Martin del Potro on Friday in the 2013 Wimbledon Semifinals. The match begins at 8 a.m. ET on Centre Court. Watch the live stream HERE or Wimbledon's live coverage HERE.
World No. 1 Djokovic advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday after defeating Tomas Berdych, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3. What's most impressive is that the Serb has yet to drop a single set in his last five matches. The 26-year-old is now two matches away from hoisting his second Wimbledon trophy, Sport.co.uk reports.
Djokovic's match against Berdych was his 17th straight Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance. Despite being down 3-0 in the second set, Djokovic bounced back to keep alive his streak of not dropping any sets.
"It was a close match, it could have gone either way," Djokovic told reporters. "(Berdych) was a double-break up in the second set. I don't know how I got out of that, but I was serving and returning well.
I have a commitment to go far in this tournament. I am playing some of my best tennis on grass even though it's not my preferred surface."
The Serb's chances of going far in the tournament improved with the early exits of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. With a one-game-at-a-time mentality, del Potro is Djokovic's next concern.
Del Potro has played extremely well this tournament and hasn't dropped a set either. His victory over David Ferrer in the quarterfinals (6-2, 6-4, 7-6) earned the Argentinian his first trip to a Grand Slam semifinal since winning the US Open in 2009.
His biggest concern is his knee, which he injured on Wednesday during his bout against Ferrer. Despite the nasty fall and resulting heavy wrap, del Potro didn't retire.
When asked how close he was to pulling out, del Potro answered: "Really close because I felt a lot of pain in the beginning of the match. It was exactly the same like I did before.
"It's really, really painful. I twisted my knee once again but the doctor gave me some magic pills so I could finish the match and I'm so glad to go through."
In 11 career matches against each other, Djokovic has won all but three. Del Potro won their last match in March 2013 at Indian Wells, where he won in three sets, according to MatchStat.com.
