The Italian tennis player showed his strength and snatched the Serbian’s unbeaten record after winning 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the Grand Slam semifinals.
A big surprise occurred this Friday at the Australian Open. Italian Jannik Sinner delivered the Grand Slam blow by eliminating Novak Djokovic for the first time in the semi-final of the Australian Open, after winning 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 ( 6) and 6-3. .
The Serbian had never lost a match at the Australian Open, once reaching the semi-finals. In total, he had won all 20 of his matches in the final two rounds at Melbourne Park to win a total of ten crowns.
“I was waiting for this match. It’s always nice to play against these types of players in these scenarios because you can learn a lot. Last year I lost in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. I learned a lot and it became a process from then on. I am happy to share this triumph with this entire audience and with my team “, commented Jannik in his interview on the track.
“I started very, very well, he failed a lot in the first two sets. I had the impression that he wasn’t doing very well. And after making a mistake in the match point In the third, I managed to stay in the fourth. “It’s been great to play here and in this incredible atmosphere,” he added.
The European thus becomes the first Italian to participate in an Australian final and the third from his country in any Grand Slam of the open era (equal to Adriano Panatta at Roland Garros 1976 and Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon 2021). Additionally, he is now the youngest finalist at Melbourne Park since 2008, when Djokovic was champion. .
“It arrived with great confidence at last year’s auction. I came here convinced that I could beat the best and I’m already in my first final. I will try to do my best. It will be an interesting match. We’ll see what happens » Sinner closed.
The end of Djokovic’s invincibility
This defeat marks the end of Novak Djokovic’s long unbeaten streak at the Australian Open. The Balkan had not lost in Melbourne since January 22, 2018. Since then, he had won every time he jumped on the Australian hard court. .
“The streak would end one day “, he began by emphasizing during the press conference after the meeting. “I was going to pass and at least I gave everything in circumstances where I didn’t play well, and I lost to a player who has a good chance of winning his first Grand Slam,” he said. he adds.
Then he analyzed his performance. “I was surprised by my level. I didn’t do much good in the first two sets. I guess this is one of the worst Grand Slam matches I have ever played, at least if I remember it. “.
“Honestly, I didn’t play at my best throughout the tournament. . Maybe the match against (Adrian) Mannarino went well, but in most of the matches I didn’t play at my level, that is, how I usually play here. You can say that the semi-finals are a great result, but I always expect the most from myself and today it was not like that,” he continued.
As for his rival, he believes that “he has improved a lot. He tackles the corners very well and I think the speed has increased. Serves better now and with more precision. His movements, in general, and the mental part. He’s always very calm, he keeps his composure on the pitch, but I think it was difficult for him in the big matches, the big moments.
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