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Jannik Sinner gets the opportunity to drive it back.
Sinner, 24, defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday on Center Court, giving him an opportunity to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles. He will face Alexander Zverev in the final on Sunday.
It is the second consecutive year that Sinner has eliminated Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals. It was the 12th time the two have faced each other, as Sinner won seven games against the 39-year-old.
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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates a point against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a men’s singles semifinal match at Wimbledon in London, Friday, July 10, 2026. (Brian Inganga/AP)
Neither player blinked in the first set until Jannik Sinner broke Novak Djokovic in the ninth game of the set to take a 5-4 lead. They had both held serve until that point.
Sinner held serve in the next game and won the first set 6-4.
In the second set, both players held serve through six games until Sinner again drew first blood, breaking Djokovic for a 4-3 lead. Sinner then held serve to take a 5-3 lead.
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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates a point against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their men’s singles semifinal match at Wimbledon in London, Friday, July 10, 2026. (Brian Inganga/AP Photo)
Djokovic averted the set loss on his serve and cut the deficit to 5-4. To avoid a 2-0 deficit, he had to break Sinner’s serve for the first time in the match. However, Sinner won the match without conceding a point and took a commanding 2-0 lead.
In the third set, Sinner wasted no time and broke Djokovic in the first game after four break points. The two players each held serve after that, with Sinner winning the set 6-4. Djokovic did not break Sinner once during the match.
The crowd chanted “Novak! Novak!” between points to try and spur the 24-time Grand Slam winner, but to no avail.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia wipes off sweat during his men’s singles semifinal match against Jannik Sinner of Italy at Wimbledon in London, Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kin Cheung/AP)
Sinner has defeated Djokovic six of the last seven times the two have played, with the Serb’s only win over the Italian coming in the semi-finals of the 2026 Australian Open.
Last year, Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets to win the Wimbledon title. The final on Sunday will be Sinner’s seventh career Grand Slam final.
The Italian star will take on Alexander Zverev on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Zverev is looking to win his second straight major title after winning the French Open in June.
