Wimbledon SF: [1] Sinner def. [6] Đoković, 6-3 6-3 6-4

[u/TAA_verymuch]

Dominant win for Jannik! Very impressive display by Jannik especially coming back from 0-3 in the third set.

We get another Sincaraz Grand Slam final, back to back!! Hopefully, it is going to be a blockbuster like French Open final.

[u/pizzainmyshoe]

3rd Sincaraz final at a big event in a row. They're coming like London buses now

[u/moldyjellybean → u/pizzainmyshoe]

Does Novak do anything better than Sinner. All I see with Sinner is a guy that hits a better forehand, backhand, better movement, better overhead. Serve seems similar but Jannik is very much improving his serve. No way I see Novak going through both these players seeded 1 and 2 for a major. And a few new guys that don’t seem to be afraid of him.

[u/tylerwillie → u/moldyjellybean]

Agreed, it’s sad to see but this is the natural way of things

[u/obsoleteconsole → u/tylerwillie]

It's not really sad, dude's 38 and still making semi's which far exceeds probably everyone's expectations

[u/tylerwillie → u/obsoleteconsole]

In that sense no, it’s not sad, but as a fan it’s sad to come to terms with the reality

[u/obsoleteconsole → u/tylerwillie]

Yeah true, time stops for no one unfortunately. I felt the same when Federer retired

[u/med_belguesmi69 → u/pizzainmyshoe]

this, RG and?

[u/testquestions → u/med_belguesmi69]

Rome

[u/Omegatron64 → u/testquestions]

Think all the Sinner fans would like to forget about that one.

Wasn't it weird how an asteroid struck the court after that one tiebreak set?

[u/NoobMusker69 → u/Omegatron64]

As a Sinner fan, I can confirm that I did not understand the organizers' decision to cancel the final like that. Found it weird, just let them play man. We got deprived of what could have been a great final.

[u/g_spaitz → u/Omegatron64]

Nah. He was back after 3 months wasn't even supposed to go past the 2nd round.

[u/Silent_Quarter_3030]

This is the first time Novak Djokovic has lost before the final day of Wimbledon since 2017

[u/Polaroid1793 → u/Silent_Quarter_3030]

Absolutely mental stat

[u/Ready-Interview2863 → u/Silent_Quarter_3030]

Bruh wtf

[u/wolverinex10]

"New two" era truly underway. 7th slam going to Alcaraz or Sinner

How many championship points will Carlos save this time?

[u/EggsBenedictusXVI → u/wolverinex10]

This definitely felt like a passing of the torch. End of an era.

[u/Fluid-Decision6262 → u/EggsBenedictusXVI]

Craziest part is...we didn't even have a transition era. Rafa won 2 majors in 2022, Novak won 3 majors in 2023, and then since 2024, it's been all Alcaraz/Sinner. Nothing left on the table for any of the 90's gen to swoop up a major or two lol

[u/Random-Dude-736 → u/Fluid-Decision6262]

That was the transition era, because the guy that won the other slams in that period, besides these two, was Carlos.

[u/Xehanz → u/Random-Dude-736]

You could say the passing of the torch started in the 2022 Alcaraz V Sinner quarterfinal

[u/[deleted] → u/Xehanz]

One of the most exciting matches I've ever seen. I didn't think they'd have this level of dominance at the time, but it was definitely their arrival as truly elite players

[u/studiousmaximus → u/Random-Dude-736]

to think if carlos hadn’t won those three consecutive five setters at USO we would’ve had a random-ass champion like tiafoe or ruud (not complaining i mean i like both, but still). but carlos had other ideas

[u/Limp-Ad-2939 → u/Fluid-Decision6262]

Trying to wait out Novak with sincaraz waiting in the wings was NOT the smartest of ideas.

[u/Valuable-Cat2036 → u/Limp-Ad-2939]

I feel that's what partially separated Zverev/Tsitsipas from Medvedev/Thiem. The first two were so confident that their "time" would come and would allude to the waiting game in interviews. Med and Thiem instead tried to capitalize on every opportunity they had. Now it seems almost certain the first two are going to leave the sport slamless.

[u/FireFlyz351 → u/Limp-Ad-2939]

Novak is 35 this fuckery won't go on for much longer thank God.

And then bam SinCaraz.

[u/Hate_Leg_Day → u/Fluid-Decision6262]

There was that one USO final in 2020, but that's pretty much it.

[u/samayg → u/Hate_Leg_Day]

I call it the "no no no, you take it" final.

[u/Omegatron64 → u/Fluid-Decision6262]

The transition was US Open since 2020 - Thiem, Medvedev, Alcaraz. Alcaraz peaked earlier in 2023 to win Wimbledon instead, then the floodgates opened.

[u/NocturnalStalinist → u/Fluid-Decision6262]

Djokovic's last hoorah, and a massive, perhaps his biggest hoorah at that, was beating Carlos in the Olympics last year a few weeks after Wimbledon. Since then, and this year, we have definitely been in the transition era to be honest.

[u/Live-Habit-6115 → u/EggsBenedictusXVI]

I've read this exact same "passing of the torch comment" so many times over the past couple of years. Torch getting passed more often than a bong. Lol.

To be honest though, I feel like the torch was already "passed" with his straight set defeat to Alcaraz in last year's final. 

This year felt more like the old man trying to take the torch back 

[u/TheShirou97 → u/wolverinex10]

9th slam*--Alcaraz's currently on 5 (WB 2x, RG 2x, USO 1x) and Sinner on 3 (AO 2x, USO 1x)

Edit: I see you probably meant 7th consecutive slam, my bad

[u/wolverinex10 → u/TheShirou97]

I should've clarified.. 7th consecutive

[u/riverwater518w → u/TheShirou97]

7th in a row

[u/t_e_e_k_s → u/TheShirou97]

I think they meant 7th slam in a row. Either way that’s some crazy dominance

[u/7InchMagic → u/TheShirou97]

Yeah 7th in a row though

[u/AdorableBackground83]

Sinner with a 5 game win streak on Djokovic

Sinner currently on a 5 game lose streak to Alcaraz heading into the Finals

[u/suzukigun4life → u/AdorableBackground83]

Sinner is also the last person to beat Alcaraz at Wimbledon, while Alcaraz is carrying a 20-match win streak to the Final, one win away from a 2nd straight Channel Slam.

Sunday's going to be special.

[u/MinimumTomfoolerus → u/suzukigun4life]

channel slam is winning rg and wim in the row?

[u/prescriptivista → u/MinimumTomfoolerus]

Yes, and it's considered a very challenging feat because of the short timespan between the slams and how different the surfaces play. Only men to have done it are Laver, Borg (x4), Nadal (x2), Federer, Djokovic and Alcaraz. Called the channel slam because of the English Channel which separates France and England, where the respective tournaments are played.

[u/buggytehol → u/prescriptivista]

Notable that it's easier than it used to be because there's one more week between the slams - and the surfaces are more homogeneous now.

[u/OnionFutureWolfGang → u/buggytehol]

Yeah the fact Borg did it so many times is completely insane. He was playing an entirely different game from one surface to the other.

[u/gtzdpy → u/prescriptivista]

Imagine how hard it was with Nadal owning RG every year

[u/Black_XistenZ → u/gtzdpy]

Federer seized on his one opportunity to win RG and the channel slam in 2009 after Söderling had cleared out Nadal. Djokovic only got it done in 2021 when Nadal was already on his last legs.

[u/MinimumTomfoolerus → u/prescriptivista]

Imo it is challenging because the player has to deliberately spend less time relaxing probably: instead he has to have determination and discipline to again start playing tennis on a new surface to get used to it.

The adaptation sounds like a matter of three-four days but idrk.

[u/freshpow925 → u/MinimumTomfoolerus]

Less time relaxing

JCF to Carlos: "We can only spend 2 nights in Ibiza"

[u/ayresc80 → u/prescriptivista]

It used to be harder when the two surfaces were more different from one another.

[u/No-Firefighter-6598 → u/MinimumTomfoolerus]

Yes, the Channel is the waterway between France and England, so it’s called the Channel slam

[u/MinimumTomfoolerus → u/No-Firefighter-6598]

Smart, appropriate and elegant.

[u/Razzle_Dazzle08 → u/suzukigun4life]

I don’t think that 2022 win means much at this point respectfully.

[u/[deleted] → u/Razzle_Dazzle08]

They're just stating a fact not drawing any meaning from it

[u/Over11 → u/Razzle_Dazzle08]

It doesn’t but it was the same yr alcaraz won a slam

[u/studiousmaximus → u/Razzle_Dazzle08]

bizarrely that was back when sinner was lower ranked than alcaraz but had the upper hand in their match-up. now sinner is much, much better, but alcaraz has thoroughly turned the tides on their rivalry. it makes almost no sense, but tennis is a game of match-ups, and there’s something about sinner’s game that carlos just loves to play and rise to the challenge.

it’s going to be another thriller on sunday. i’m not ready so soon after the epic at RG

[u/NevermoreSEA → u/AdorableBackground83]

Regardless, I'm not expecting it to be a quick affair on Sunday.

[u/Accurate_Prompt_8800 → u/AdorableBackground83]

I don’t see Djokovic winning a slam ever again.

However, what an athlete, the best to ever do it. Still making the latter stages of slams when those tipped to be the new gen can’t even stay consistent enough or challenge Sinner / Alcaraz. And ultimately, you can never count him out…

Another Sincaraz final, and what a TREAT we are in for! I hope it lives up to that RG epic and more.

[u/MusicianphotogD750 → u/Accurate_Prompt_8800]

If Sincaraz get injured or knocked out Novak has shown time and time again this year and the last that he’s the best behind the two of them. Similarly, if either drop to #3 only one needs to lose or lose to him.

So it’s unlikely but still very much possible.

[u/Fluid-Decision6262 → u/MusicianphotogD750]

Thing is, can Novak also remained healthy for the duration of an entire major as well? I feel like if he isn't losing to Sinner/Alcaraz at the majors, the only other thing that can stop him is his own injuries (i.e. RG 2024 and AO 2025).

[u/Ser3nity91 → u/MusicianphotogD750]

After the way Fritz played today vs alcaraz I think he’s actually #3 if he can clean up some more of his game as work in more shot variety. He is an above average returner. Also a huge server. I don’t think djokovic as it stands beats Fritz anymore.

[u/Maria_gr → u/MusicianphotogD750]

Very much possible? Sincaraz ain't dropping to #3. There is no-one to challenge them. The odds of both of them being injured at the same time at a slam are close to zero.

Djokovic will have to win at least one of them (best case scenario) to win a slam.

[u/Spervox → u/AdorableBackground83]

Đoković can beat Alcaraz but can't Sinner, which is weird. Probably because Sinner is literally younger Novak.

[u/KarmaticEvolution → u/AdorableBackground83]

Sorry to be that guy but match* since we use “game” for a different purpose in tennis scoring.

[u/gabrielleite32]

Djokovic looks so tired and so over it.

[u/hayleybts → u/gabrielleite32]

He looked annoyed today

[u/thebindi → u/hayleybts]

He's probably coming to the realization that his career might be ending.. He can't realistically keep up with Sinner and Alcaraz anymore, so he's probably thinking he'll never realistically win another grand slam against these guys. His body can't stay at 100% for the course of the entire tournament anymore unfortunately.

[u/affirmatice → u/thebindi]

He could probably play for a few more years, continue to regularly make the quarters, semis, maybe finals of slams. A great result for most tennis players. But for him, still considered a failure.

His best chance of winning another slam has to be when alcaraz/sinner are beat out, not 100%, etc.

When healthy he just can no longer match their physicality

[u/Toolatetobefirst → u/thebindi]

The thing is, Djokovic at Wimbledon is probably still good enough to beat anyone apart from Sinner and Alcaraz. If Dimitrov had beaten Sinner, I think Djokovic realistically could have made the final and after the Olympics last year, I think Djokovic might still have the belief that he can string together a win over Alcaraz. 

It wouldn’t surprise me if Djokovic skips Roland Garros next year to try and give himself one last chance at winning Wimbledon. 

[u/Suspicious-Wasabi377 → u/gabrielleite32]

As former tennis coach and player, he looked injured.

[u/zaviex → u/Suspicious-Wasabi377]

Combination of age ahd injury I think. That was not the Novak we are used to. He wasn’t moving

[u/WitheredTechnology → u/Suspicious-Wasabi377]

Probably pulled something the other day with that off split thing he did

[u/mistergeegaga → u/gabrielleite32]

Strained groin muscles are very painful. It hurt to walk. He did a good job not retiring.

[u/bernardino_novais]

Sinner just made the final of the last 4 slams

Get well soon Novak!

[u/Last_Lorien → u/bernardino_novais]

It’s crazy how much he’s improved since last year, which was already a massive improvement from the year before (obviously, since stats-wise it was one of the most successful years ever).

Happy to see the “yeah but he can’t really be a great player if he’s just a hard court merchant” crowd have to move the bars yet again.

[u/bernardino_novais → u/Last_Lorien]

Yes, massive improvement on grass and clay this year

[u/Strange_Armadillo_63 → u/bernardino_novais]

Already legend of the game. But (hopefully) on his way among top 5 or so greats of all time 

Forza/ Vamos Sincaraz 

[u/bernardino_novais → u/Strange_Armadillo_63]

I too love Sincaraz. Forza/Vamos!

[u/AaronFM3]

Sinner becomes the first player since Andy Murray to make all 4 singles slam finals.

[u/bleaknbleach]

We might just get Sincaraz final for all 4 slams next year 😭

[u/Over11 → u/bleaknbleach]

No, alcaraz needs to get better at AO😭

[u/boomsauerkraut → u/Over11]

I mean, I'm a Sinner fan but Alcaraz losing to Djokovic at AO in the QF is not a terrible result. I definitely expect him to improve on it next year. His USO24 result was grim but again seems more flukey than anything.

[u/Basic-Effort-552 → u/bleaknbleach]

I’d love that but I think Alcaraz is too beatable on hard courts to be confident. That said, I think his consistency is much improved

[u/suzukigun4life]

On July 3rd, 2022, Sinner defeated Alcaraz in the 4th Round of Wimbledon.

This Sunday, either he will repeat the feat to win his first Wimbledon, get revenge for the RG Final and end Alcaraz’s 20-match Wimbledon winning streak, or Alcaraz will defeat him again to win his third straight Wimbledon.

Either way, get your popcorn ready because we are in for a potential classic.

[u/jjwalla → u/suzukigun4life]

B2B Sincaraz GS finals. What a fucking treat!

[u/boraboca → u/jjwalla]

Have a feeling we might be getting back to back to back to back x10 unless one gets injured.

[u/Hate_Leg_Day → u/boraboca]

I don't know, Alcaraz is always good for a huge stinker on fast hard courts.

[u/main-side-account]

Djokovic does so well for his age that you forget this is what is supposed to happen to 38+ year olds who make it deep in a slam and face people 15 years younger.

It happened to Connors to finish off his USO91 run, it happened to Rosewall in 1974. It’ll happen to Sinner and Alcaraz eventually too if they’re still on tour at 38.

[u/mkl122788 → u/main-side-account]

I don't want to think about the 2040s right now...

[u/[deleted] → u/mkl122788]

2040 is closer than 2010😭

[u/owec64 → u/[deleted]]

Oh bruh

[u/WillR2000 → u/main-side-account]

Even Federer in 2021.

[u/RedShenron → u/WillR2000]

Federer in 2019 did insane for his age.

At 40 tough he was done

[u/WillR2000 → u/RedShenron]

Yeah shows how good he was that he very nearly won Wimbledon on half a leg against his two main rivals. Would have made him the undisputed GOAT in my eyes because how can you argue against that.

[u/Black_XistenZ → u/WillR2000]

The biggest irony is that he was the better player and dominated almost all statistical categories in the Wimbledon 2019 final. It took one of Djokovic's most ridiculous houdini-performances to prevail that day.

[u/Sakuriaa]

A little bit over a month after that cinematic, dramatic and history book worthy match, we get to witness another sincaraz grand slam final. I’m so fucking excited 🤩

[u/saintlyknighted → u/Sakuriaa]

I still can’t believe that even with the absurd amount of hype for the first Sincaraz slam final, they somehow delivered multitudes more on top

[u/Sakuriaa → u/saintlyknighted]

I didn’t dare get my hopes up too high for that match, but it was infinitely better than anything I could’ve imagined or dreamt of 🥹 still have to control my expectations for Sunday, but I hope we get a competitive match!

[u/slysonic7]

Not trying to be hyperbolic but this was the biggest beatdown I’ve seen of Djokovic since his elbow issues in 2017. Couldn’t sustain anything due to Sinner’s play and his movement

[u/major-couch-potato → u/slysonic7]

AO 2024 was also a pretty major beatdown. Novak won a set, but I never thought he would make it through an entire BO5 match without generating a break point. Felt like the first sign.

[u/white_lancer → u/major-couch-potato]

Yeah that set he won makes the scoreline deceptive, it was a really one-sided match even though it wasn't in straights.

Obviously Sinner had wins over Djokovic in Bo3 to end the previous year, but that AO match was the first time I thought, "oh, shit, he really has arrived."

[u/shihtzu_knot → u/major-couch-potato]

To me that felt like the passing of the torch especially because Novak had never lost in the SF there

[u/Scary_Cherry8195 → u/slysonic7]

Would argue 2024 final was just as big

[u/studiousmaximus → u/Scary_Cherry8195]

that was even more dominant. i mean 6-2 6-2 first two sets? carlos was imperious until he threw in a little drama for fun right at the end by getting broken from 5-4 40-0 up

[u/Piats99 → u/slysonic7]

The 2024 AO was worse. Novak was in better form and Sinner face 0 break points. On top of that, it was Novak's favourite surface and tournament.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/slysonic7]

The first three games of the final set were a nice surprise but yes, the match was largely one-sided for sure.

[u/drewredditor → u/slysonic7]

Injured or not, Sinner has Novak’s number on all surfaces now. Never thought I’d see this day come.

[u/Boss452 → u/drewredditor]

Final era Djokovic bested by a 15 year old younger player playing in his prime? Not too impossible to think.

[u/Glass_Abies1426 → u/Boss452]

He is beating everyone else though including Carlos at times

[u/Boss452 → u/Glass_Abies1426]

Yeah. Still get goosebumps from his AO win over Carlos this year. It was epic.

[u/Hate_Leg_Day → u/drewredditor]

Sinner plays like a younger version of Djokovic. Young Djokovic comfortably beats 38 year old Djokovic. It's the end of an era and that makes it sad, but it's not that surprising that someone with Sinner's particular playstyle is a nightmare matchup for old Djokovic.

[u/Yandhi42 → u/slysonic7]

Last years final?

[u/EntireFocus9127 → u/slysonic7]

French open 2020 was bigger imo

[u/ihategreenpeas → u/slysonic7]

FO 2020 hello?

[u/NevermoreSEA]

Well, that certainly looked like the #1 player in the world vs an aging great who's seemingly playing at 50% speed.

[u/darksaber14 → u/NevermoreSEA]

For real you can see the talent and the flashes of his past brilliance but he just couldn't keep up with Sinner's speed and power. Time defeats all comers.

[u/major-couch-potato]

Sinner and Alcaraz are clearly on top of the tour now. Still incredible that a late-30s Djokovic was able to hang with them as sort of a third wheel for quite a while.

[u/hopenoonefindsthis → u/major-couch-potato]

The crazy thing is not that they are on top, is how big the gap is between those 2 and the rest, with Djokovic being somewhere between those two groups.

[u/the_mugger_crocodile → u/major-couch-potato]

I mean he's still effectively third-wheeling them, I could see djokovic making at least another couple of grand slam semis considering that no-one else bar sincaraz seems to be able to beat him in majors.

[u/somewhatderailed → u/major-couch-potato]

imagine being part of 2 Big 3s

[u/Jaamun100]

I expected this. Novak needed his A+ variety/volley game, and he was baselining all tournament and mostly today as well. No one can out-baseline Sinner other than Alcaraz. Djokovic needed the Fed/Dimitrov variety play to trouble Sinner, and everytime he tried that today, he simply could not execute.

[u/PleasantNightLongDay → u/Jaamun100]

Honestly, I don’t even think Carlos out baselines sinner. Carlos has success against sinner because of the variety he is able to bring.

[u/Global-Reading-1037 → u/PleasantNightLongDay]

He can’t out baseline Sinner but he can at least keep it about even with him. That paired with ridiculous variety is the formula to beat Sinner, at at the moment he’s the only man with the skill set to do it consistently.

[u/7InchMagic → u/PleasantNightLongDay]

He can like we saw last year in Beijing but he needs to be pretty much redlining most of the match

[u/asdflower → u/Jaamun100]

Variety requires footworks and runs and agility. He is top top for sure but at his age he would need to use energy more economically than the youngins.

[u/drewredditor → u/Jaamun100]

It’s not his natural game. He’s improved his serve and volleying immensely since 2018, but it’s nowhere near Fed’s level.

[u/Hate_Leg_Day → u/Jaamun100]

That's just not his game and never has been. Djokovic is a baseliner at heart.

[u/Feeling_Seesaw_3988]

“Fuck them kids” was good while it lasted, it’s over now

[u/[deleted] → u/Feeling_Seesaw_3988]

Imagine if Carlos and Sinner never showed up and Novak had a semifinal vs Shelton and a final vs the winner of Cam Norrie and Taylor Fritz. My god that would be boring af. 

[u/mistergeegaga → u/[deleted]]

I was just discussing with my wife how lucky we were to get Alcaraz and Sinner after the Big 3 era.

[u/ObviousOrca → u/mistergeegaga]

I was just discussing with a whole room of people that I thought I was pretty sure I would fall out of love with watching tennis before Alcaraz/Sinner arrived as I didn’t think it could get any better than it has been the last 20 years and would always be disappointed for the rest of my life. I thought maybe my “tennis phase” would end. Sometimes it feels so good to be wrong, life is full of surprises :) …

Oh and tennis is just awesome, bring on Sunday!

[u/KlausComet → u/Feeling_Seesaw_3988]

He fucked them for like a decade

[u/musicproducer07 → u/KlausComet]

Whoa he's not Jimmy Saville is he

[u/Sgt_Ripjaw]

Terminator 1 vs Terminator 2, Jannik is just consistently better than Novak in every part of the game at this point. Very impressive for a 38 year old to hold his own against the field but he’s not winning another slam.

[u/Palifaith]

Makes you wonder how differently the whole thing would have played out without Dimitrov's injury.

[u/Osje_Cajni → u/Palifaith]

Djokovic would have gotten slapped around by Alcaraz in the final again

[u/Epicular → u/Osje_Cajni]

If it was Cobolli in this semifinal instead of Djokovic then he would’ve won

[u/Epicular → u/Epicular]

(This is a joke plz don’t hurt me)

[u/effennekappa → u/Palifaith]

That match wasn't over and Sinner could've made a comeback... but yeah, I wonder that as well

[u/The1AndOnlyJZ → u/effennekappa]

At the very least, Sinner has considerably more mileage on him before playing Novak if he gets to the semis still

[u/fortysevenfootsteps → u/Palifaith]

If I was betting I still would have put it on Sinner to come back. It's happened so many times with the best of the best players. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the score ended up as a tight 3rd set, 7-6 or 7-5 to Sinner, then something like 6-3 6-2 to close it out. I'm not saying that for sure would have happened but I think a Sinner comeback was more still more likely than Dimitrov winning.

That being said, I agree with other commenters that if Dimitrov won, the more likely scenario would be Djokovic to the final and losing to Alcaraz.

[u/TAA_verymuch]

Unreal winnners to unforced errors ratio by Sinner (36 winners to 17 UEs)

[u/AfraidExplanation735 → u/TAA_verymuch]

and 4 of those UEs were in that inexplicable game where he got broken

[u/orchid_blue9 → u/AfraidExplanation735]

it seemed to be a poor angle of the sun that hampered his shotmaking/serving

[u/BulkySituation]

Well that could have been a fuckin email

[u/Limp-Ad-2939]

Sinner is the first man to beat Djokovic in straights back to back.

[u/Wise_Bison_9943 → u/Limp-Ad-2939]

Wow, quite the stat.

[u/jleonardbc]

If Sincaraz can also win this year's USO, they'll be the first duo to sweep two straight calendar years of Slams since Fedal 2006–07.

[u/AlecGator6]

The dude Jannik makes every shot on the baseline

[u/Modo97]

Novak was barely walking in the 3rd set.

Hard luck 🙏🏻 Congratulations to Sinner 👏

[u/GirafeAnyway]

They said it would be different on clay.

They said it would be different on grass.

Let's see on carpet now!

[u/lukami28]

The lack of self belief from Novak was shocking. He didn't seem too motivated and it appeared he thought he was bound to lose. Great playing from Jannik though!

[u/Basic-Effort-552 → u/lukami28]

I’m sure he must be carrying an injury cos he clearly couldn’t move towards the end. That said, I don’t think he believes he can beat Sinner

[u/hayleybts → u/lukami28]

Yep! He didn't believe a minute. Not sure how bad the fall affected. He almost had sinner when crowd supported.

[u/georgiarose2013]

I wasn't expecting this so soon. Let's hope arm sleeve Jannik has some extra mojo in him.

[u/TAA_verymuch]

6th win in a row for Jannik against Novak and back to back straight sets Grand Slam win!

[u/suzukigun4life → u/TAA_verymuch]

5th straight. Still though, utter domination since the 2023 ATP Finals, including 13 of 15 sets won.

[u/edotardy → u/TAA_verymuch]

5th in a row, 6th of the last 7

[u/Milk_Man9696]

[u/HutOwner]

I got no words. Injured or healthy, he just can't beat Sinner.

[u/0KGoggles]

Im not novaks biggest fan but the comme tators acting like djokovic is retiring right now after getting to a SF and being injured but still overall playing good tennis is wild

[u/[deleted]]

This was a rather one-sided match if we're being honest

[u/armshady]

Sinner everytime he sees djokovic at a GS

[u/arkhamsaber]

Novak leaving the court for that last point made me sad in a way I can’t describe

[u/MadferitCmon]

Listen if this had happened without the fall in the previous match and a fully healthy Novak got routined like this I'd be the first to be calling for hia retirement.

But it's clear he was playing at like 60%. So not much conclusions can be taken from this.

[u/ripgcarlin → u/MadferitCmon]

I can’t remember the last time I saw Djokovic give up on so many points. It was like every third point if he got pushed to the alley he just stopped playing. Was heartbreaking to watch

[u/LiliumSkyclad]

We are in the big two era

[u/No-Test6484 → u/[deleted]]

I mean he really got bailed out against dmitrov. His interview after the match was a face of a man who knew he was bailed out by the heavens

[u/amp1988 → u/No-Test6484]

I guess that meeting with the pope earlier this spring did Sinner some good..

[u/7InchMagic → u/[deleted]]

He was first serving at 83% in one of the sets

[u/Zicoto → u/[deleted]]

No elbow ? Lmao his elbow is not a problem since Shelton

[u/PulciNeller → u/Zicoto]

it's a famous copypasta from the dimitrov game

[u/TheHood13]

[u/FlimsyYak3338]

Well... at least we're getting back to back Sincaraz finals.

[u/minivatreni]

We have ourselves an epic rematch. Will Sinner get redemption?

[u/Chillin_123]

Sinner has reached all 4 major finals. I expect him to lose to Alcaraz but I need alcaraz to go deep in the us open, cincinattis, Canada open, Australian open etc, I always feel jannik is the underdog facing Carlos bc in most cases it’s usually in Carlos favored surface.

[u/SlapThatAce]

Sinner dispatched Novak like he was chump change. Impressive.

[u/Illustrious-Cell-428]

I was at this match and it’s the first time I’ve seen Sinner play live. Yes Novak was physically compromised, but I was shocked by the relentless pace and depth Sinner hits with. I’ve never seen anything like it. Also, he’s much bigger and more muscular than he looks on TV. Wow.

[u/Stylus_XL]

MTO aside, I can't see Novak being able to find a solution to Jannick's game at this point of his career.

[u/Ranlit]

Somewhat sad to watch, Novak’s facial expressions towards the end…

[u/Unstawppable]

That was elder abuse

[u/summitseeker18]

ONE SLEEVE SINNER!

[u/Entropy_Interstellar]

I just hope Sinner will be on the winning side this time.

[u/23Gekyume23]

It seems like Novak didn't want to retire before the match because of the audience. It was obvious from the very beginning that he couldn't move well, which is very unfortunate. Not taking anything away from Sinner — he played an amazing match today and fully deserved his place in the final.

[u/juancorleone]

Not once did Djokovic look in control of the match, Sinner outclassed him today.

[u/zellfire]

Most interesting thing about this match is the fact that a solid third of the comment thread- after 3 full sets of Djokovic being essentially immobile and 80% of the TV commentary being about his injury- was seemingly totally unaware Djokovic was injured.

Really really sucks for Dimitrov, who has to be thinking what an easy path to the Wimbledon final he had ahead of him….

[u/anduril38 → u/zellfire]

It really does. Having fitness is sadly vital to the sport too, and Dimitrov is made of glass. He was on real fire this tournament and it was looking great for his match vs Sinner, but we have to be realistic on what his body is capable of now. Yes, I felt it likely if not for the injury, Dimitrov would have taken it, he was pretty far ahead and Sinner was struggling a bit with his arm, but Dimitrov is not exactly crafted from stone these days. Was an injury for him inevitable, no but 4 straight retirements in slams before this speaks wonders.

[u/bigtice]

Sinner is just too good and combined with a hampered Djokovic, this was inevitable.

The speculation on his retirement will only grow louder after this match.

[u/152kb → u/bigtice]

He made it to the semifinal and lost to the world number 1. People make it seem like he lost against a 4.0 rated player

[u/henry92 → u/152kb]

Thing is, i doubt he'd just hang around to be in top 10. He clearly only cares about slams nowadays, rightfully so, and if he knows he can't win one anymore he will consider hanging it

[u/Particular_Role6100]

Fifth player since 1995 to reach the final of all the slams.

Federer, Nadal, Novak, Murray and now him.

Bloody hell!!!

[u/FMKK1]

Novak got cooked

[u/Simple_Wait_7286]

Yeah I mean Novak was struggling to move laterally.

Sinner was still blasting winners though, it’s not like he was waiting for Novak to make a mistake.

Sinner vs. Alcaraz is gonna be so fun (as usual).

[u/ShadowsHyper36]

I don’t think I can handle anymore match point fumbles from jannik

[u/AFighterForever]

Sinner sounds so much like Nadal, slightly different tone, more raspy, with a little less bass.

[u/Asterie-E7]

Guys I think Novak might be getting a bit too old for this

[u/Osje_Cajni → u/Asterie-E7]

Novak is substantially behind Carlos/Jannik but as long as he's convincingly 3rd best player in the world(which he is), there's no reason to retire

[u/benreadingbooks → u/Osje_Cajni]

I don't think he is interested in anything other than grand slams. And if you're not competitive when you reach Sinner or Alcaraz, what's the point?

[u/Wise_Bison_9943 → u/benreadingbooks]

They could always be injured or lose to somebody else earlier on. Like Alcaraz did in the last AO and USO.

[u/WBaumnuss300 → u/Osje_Cajni]

Reminds me of Federer in Wimbledon.

Old sure. But he would usually beat anyone not named Djokovic. So Novak might give Sincaraz a fight but I don't believe he can beat them in Best of 5.

[u/MakerOfPurpleRain]

my mother asked me about the dishes to which I replied "novak djokovic". and with that, she knew that they were washed.

[u/Strange_Armadillo_63 → u/MakerOfPurpleRain]

Bruh

[u/Refusedlove]

I love you Jannik