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Top seed Novak Djokovic overcame home-crowd favourite Britain's Cameron Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final on Friday.  

On a sun-baked Centre Court, the Serbian raised his level as the match went on, breaching the defences of Norrie with his aggressive and precise groundstrokes to advance to his eighth final at Wimbledon in two hours and 34 minutes.

With this win, Djokovic moved closer to his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and seventh overall.

The World No. 3 is chasing his 21st Grand Slam title as he looks to close the gap on 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal.

The 35-year-old Djokovic will face Nick Kyrgios in the final after Spaniard Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw ahead of his semifinal meeting with Krygios due to a muscle tear in his abdomen.

Djokovic has now won 27 consecutive matches at Wimbledon, with his victory over the ninth seed Norrie propelling him into his 32nd Grand Slam final, claiming sole ownership of the all-time major finals record ahead of Roger Federer (31).

The 27-year-old Kyrgios leads Djokovic 2-0 in their ATP head-to-head series.

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The final is scheduled for Sunday evening.