2023-07-14 19:40:41
Serbian Novak Djokovic, current Wimbledon champion and world number 2 in the ATP ranking, beat Italian Jannik Sinner (8) today 6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (7/4) in two hours and 46 minutes, and qualified for his ninth final in this Grand Slam.
Djokovic, 36, has 7,595 points in the world ranking and remains behind the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (7,675), 20, who defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev in the other semifinal by triple 6-3, with a final point of extraordinary definition by the tennis player born in Murcia.
Djokovic, 36, has 7,595 points in the world ranking and remains below Alcaraz (7,675).
The Serbian tennis player eliminated the same rival for the second time in a row at Wimbledon, 15 years younger than “Nole”, although in the last edition he did so in the quarterfinals.
In the case of achieving his eighth crown at Wimbledon, Djokovic will equal the historical record of the Swiss Roger Federer, now retired and one of the best in tennis history.
“That could have changed the course of the game, I felt very nervous after the referee’s warning but I managed to control it,” admitted the current champion about the referee’s words for taking more than 25 seconds to serve.
“The third set could have been for him, he missed a few shots and allowed me to go to the tiebreaker. I feel very motivated and inspired to play the tennis that I love,” Djokovic said after his victory.
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