A revolution... The world of tennis has found the anti-Djokovic weapon.
Her name is Jannik Sinner.
For the third time in four matches and less than three months, the Italian, 22 years old and world No. 4, managed to beat the Serbian (6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 ).
But this time, the winner of the last Davis Cup took another step forward by dominating the boss at home, in a tournament that he has already won ten times and where he had never lost in the semi-final.
This shows the scope of the performance against an opponent who had 33 consecutive victories in Melbourne!
For two sets, the Belgradois, 36 years old, drunk on blows, amorphous and incapable of the slightest revolt, did not even exist.
6-1, 6-2, around thirty unforced errors.
Djokovic had only twice found himself so dominated in Grand Slams (in Australia against Safin in 2005 and Nadal at Roland Garros in 2020 for two losses in three straight sets).
Knowing how to get angry, at Jannik Sinner.
Far too pure for this world.
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— SinnerFrance (@SinnerFrance) January 26, 2024
After the loss of the second set, the man with 24 Majors did not even take his long and ritual regenerative break in the locker room.
Unrecognizable.
Which didn't stop him from finally starting his match...
A missed first match point
In the third set, in fact, the world No. 1 held on.
With a newfound service and renewed energy, he pushed the Transalpine to the tie-break.
Where Sinner perhaps saw victory a little too much.
At 5-4, with two services to follow, Simone Vagnozzi's student wants to attack a little too quickly.
At 6-5, match point, he breaks down in the exchange and it is finally the inevitable Serb who reverses the situation to offer himself a reprieve.
A small twist of fate which does not change anything in Sinner's determination and march forward.
After missing three break points at 1-0 in the fourth set, the No. 4 in the ATP managed to take the Serb's service at 2-1 and move towards a major performance thanks to a final uncrossed forehand winner without having conceded the slightest break point during four sets…
On Sunday, the Italian, impressive since last fall, will face the Russian Daniil Medvedev or the German Alexander Zverev in the final to try to win his first Grand Slam title.