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The Latest: Djokovic Wins 1st Set in Wimbledon Semifinals

LONDON — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):

2:04 p.m.

Novak Djokovic has taken the first set, in a tiebreaker.

The defending champion wasn't perfect, but he leads Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2) Friday in the Wimbledon semifinals.

Gasquet surprisingly beat Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, and he's doing well so far on Centre Court against Djokovic. The 21-set-seeded Frenchman was broken in his first service game, but bounced right back with a break of his own to get back on serve, using his devastating backhand to trouble the top-seeded Serb throughout the set.

Djokovic was too good in the tiebreaker, however.