Jannik Sinner swept past Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday. Playing on Centre Court, the 24-year-old world number one won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in just two hours and 20 minutes\u2014a clean, commanding display that gave Djokovic no foothold.<\/p>\n
Sinner, the defending Wimbledon champion, now advances to Sunday’s final to face Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n
The contrast with Djokovic’s quarter-final was striking. The Serbian legend had spent five grueling hours against Felix Auger-Aliassime to get here. Against Sinner, he found nothing to grip. The first set lasted 40 minutes.<\/p>\n
Djokovic enters this loss with an extraordinary record: seven Wimbledon titles and 24 Grand Slams to his name. He had reached the semi-finals or better in six of his previous seven Grand Slams. Yet at nearly 40, Friday’s defeat represents a watershed moment in his pursuit of further glory at the All England Club.<\/p>\n
Sinner carries a formidable edge into the final. He has won his last nine meetings with Zverev.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jannik Sinner swept past Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday, advancing to Sunday’s final. The 24-year-old world number one and defending champion dispatched the seven-time Wimbledon winner in two hours and 20 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wimbledon"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n