Novak Djokovic powered into his first Wimbledon final here on Friday with a four-set defeat of France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga which ensured he will take over the world number one ranking.

The Serbian second seed downed the 12th seed Tsonga 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-7 (9/11), 6-3 to clinch a showdown with Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal or Britain's Andy Murray in Sunday's final.


Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after beating France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
in the Wimbledon semi-final yesterday. pic/afp