Sinner sweeps aside Djokovic to reach a second straight Wimbledon final
The world No. 1 beat the seven-time champion 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 without facing a break point, setting up a Sunday final against Alexander Zverev.
Jannik Sinner reached his second consecutive Wimbledon final on Friday, dismantling seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a Centre Court semi-final that lasted just 2 hours and 20 minutes.
The world No. 1 and defending champion never allowed the Serb a foothold. Sinner did not face a single break point across the three sets, struck 16 aces, won 88 per cent of his first-serve points and finished with 40 winners to only 16 unforced errors. He broke Djokovic once in each set, late in the first, in the middle of the second and early in the third.
For Djokovic, who is 39, it was another chapter in a fading pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title. He could not be faulted for effort against an opponent playing close to his ceiling, but he had no answer to Sinner's depth and serving precision. It was the pair's 12th career meeting, and a near-repeat of last year's semi-final at the same stage, when Sinner also won in straight sets.
The result completes a final between two of the game's most in-form players. Sinner will face Alexander Zverev on Sunday, the reigning Wimbledon champion against the reigning French Open champion, the ATP No. 1 against the No. 2. Zverev reached his first Wimbledon final earlier in the day by beating British wild card Arthur Fery 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4.
The head-to-head favours Sinner heavily: he leads Zverev 10-4 and has won their past nine meetings. But Zverev, chasing a first major title after his French Open breakthrough, arrives on a grass surface where he has rarely looked more comfortable.
