Sinner shocks Djokovic to advance to Australian Open final

Jannik Sinner, world number 4, defeated world number 1 and 10-time champion, Novak Djokovic, 3-1 sets in the 1^st semifinal in the Australian Open today and will play for the title on Sunday as that will be the Italian first Grand Slam final.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐊 𝐃𝐉𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈-𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 🤯

Jannik Sinner makes history en route to reaching his first-ever Grand Slam final 👏#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/88MnpBVAmu

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Everything started phenomenally for Sinner, and he won the 1st 2 sets in the match, allowing his opponent to win only 3 games in them – 1 game in the 1^st set and 2 games in the 2^nd set.

Finally, in the 3^rd set, things looked competitive as both players failed to break each other, and the set was decided after a tiebreak. Djokovic found a way to win it by 8-6 points and win his 1^st set in the ½ final.

Jannik Sinner is the 1st player to beat Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 6 years.

2195 days.

A remarkable streak, ended at the hands of a truly remarkable player.

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However, Jannik showed his best game from the 1^st two sets in the 4^th set, and 1 break was enough for the Italian to win the set and the match. Nole finished the match without a single break-point opportunity.

Jannik will play in the final against Medvedev or Zverev, which will play in an hour.

Jannik Sinner after beating Novak Djokovic to reach first Grand Slam Final:

“It was a very tough match. I started really well. He missed for 2 sets. I felt like he wasn’t feeling great. I tried to keep pushing. In set 3 I had match point but I missed a forehand. This is tennis.… pic.twitter.com/bIW7qgNX9L

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 26, 2024