​World No. 1 Jannik Sinner left no room for doubt as he overwhelmed the defending Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to his second consecutive Wimbledon final. The Italian star, who has now improved to 7-5 in his career versus Djokovic, handed the Serb a rare defeat at a crucial stage after Djokovic had previously eliminated him in the Australian Open semifinals in January. With this victory, Sinner earned a shot at the championship against No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, the Roland Garros winner, in Sunday’s final at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN. The victor will take home roughly $4.8 million. Sinner holds a 10-4 advantage in his head-to-head meetings with Zverev.
This latest win adds to Sinner’s impressive run, as he has now won 22 of his last 23 semifinal appearances and seems to have moved beyond the perplexing second-round exit he suffered at the French Open, where he was leading 2-0 in sets and 5-1 in the third before cramping forced a collapse. Remarkably, he hasn’t dropped a set since trailing two sets to one in the opening round against Miomir Kecmanović.
The match lineups and results place Djokovic, who remains at 24 major titles—tying Margaret Court for the all-time record and sitting at seven Wimbledon crowns, just one behind Roger Federer—on the hunt for his 25th major this summer at the U.S. Open. Whether he will play Wimbledon next year is still uncertain.
In the semifinal, Sinner seized momentum early and never relinquished it. He produced a decisive two-handed backhand winner to break Djokovic for 5-4 in the first set after an overhead error by the Serb on his initial break opportunity. Sinner then closed out the set on his own serve, finishing it with a forehand winner hitting to the corner for a 6-4 finish. The second set saw Sinner earn a pivotal break at 4-3 by exploiting a Djokovic forehand drop shot, and he completed the set with another serve-and-ace-like finish, holding at love to take a commanding two-sets lead.
The third set followed a similar pattern: Sinner broke Djokovic for 1-0 after the Serb netted a forehand volley on break point. Sinner then sealed the match by holding serve to the end and sharing a respectful embrace with Djokovic at the net once the final point settled. The atmosphere between the two reflected a mix of intense competition and mutual respect, underscoring the high level of play that has defined this rivalry in recent years.
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