Jannik Sinner

2023-07-14 20:23:00

The eternal duel between Novak Djokovic and the fans on the biggest tennis courts in the world is one chapter richer.

While the audience on Center Court in Wimbledon threw their arms up every time Djokovic’s semi-final opponent Jannik Sinner scored a point, the Serb once more had a difficult time with the supporters in the stands despite his outstanding performance.

This was also the case at the end of the third set, when Djokovic had two set balls once morest him when the score was 4: 5 and 15:40. But just as the 36-year-old was regarding to serve the second serve, a fan apparently shouted something onto the pitch.

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Djokovic paused, looked in the direction of the troublemaker and applauded sarcastically. The audience reacted loudly and only following another warning from the chair umpire Richard Haigh might it continue.

Djokovic silences fans

But while other players were disturbed by such background noise, Djokovic did what he had done so often in his career: he converted the boos into his own strength.

With four points in a row, he still held his serve to make it 5: 5, silenced the fans and mightn’t help but make a “cry” gesture followingwards.

Novak Djokovic in the semifinals once morest Jannik Sinner

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“He definitely used it to spur himself on,” analyzed Eurosport expert Laura Robson following the match. Mats Wilander agreed: “There was enough irritation from the outside, but I think that helped Novak. It helped him to focus and get a little more angry than he usually is,” said the seven-time grand Slam Winner.

Djokovic: “It’s all love”

In fact, Djokovic remained strong in the tie-break that followed shortly followingwards and made it through the sovereign three-set victory (6: 3, 6: 4, 7: 6 [7:5]) once morest Sinner perfected his ninth final appearance on Church Road.

In the subsequent interview with the winner, fans and Djokovic were once more forgiving.

At the press conference that followed, the record Grand Slam winner downplayed the incident. When asked regarding it, he replied, “It’s all love. Love and acceptance.”

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The match between Djokovic (36), for whom it was the twelfth semi-final appearance at Wimbledon, and Sinner (21) was also a duel of generations – and the experience factor should play a not unimportant role.

Sinner, who was in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time ever, was able to stand up to Djokovic at times. The Italian made two break balls in the first service game, but was unable to convert his chances.

Djokovic did better, who relieved Sinner of his service in the following game and used this lead following 48 minutes to lead the set (6: 3).

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It was to remain the story of the game: Sinner’s mistakes in the decisive phases made the difference.

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“He always hits it hard and then ticks it off, there is no plan B,” complained “Sky” expert Mischa Zverev in the comment. In the complete match, Sinner did have more winners (44 to 33), but the youngster also made significantly more unforced errors (34 to 21).

Djokovic, on the other hand, was able to rely on his experience in tight situations (6/6 breakballs blocked) and also secured the second set 6: 4.

He didn’t let himself be disturbed by a controversial referee’s decision. Because Djokovic groaned too loudly following a backhand and, above all, too late following the hit, official Richard Haigh decided on handicap and thus point Sinner. Completely incomprehensible to Djokovic, who complained loudly. However, this did not change anything at the end of the sentence.

Sinner struggles: “I had a few chances”

In the third round, Sinner increased once more and forced Djokovic into the tie-break, in which the seven-time Wimbledon champion once once more presented himself as the player with stronger nerves. After 2:46 hours, Djokovic converted his first match point.

“The result doesn’t reflect reality, it was super tight,” Djokovic praised his young opponent following the match. However, less tight than last year, when Sinner Djokovic was on the verge of defeat in the quarterfinals, but still lost a 2-0 set lead.

“I had a few chances that I mightn’t take,” said the defeated Italian. Djokovic, on the other hand, “was very good in the pressure situations and didn’t make any mistakes”.

Djokovic chasing Federer

In the final on Sunday (from 3 p.m. in the live ticker) Djokovic can not only extend his Grand Slam record to 24 major titles, but also match Roger Federer’s Wimbledon record (8 titles).

His opponent in the final is Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev in three sets 6:3, 6:3, 6:3 in the second semi-final of the day.

Meanwhile, Djokovic has already set a record by reaching the final: It is his 35th in a Grand Slam, one more than the legendary Chris Evert.

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