Australian Open: Jannik Sinner ends Novak Djokovic's bid for 25th Grand Slam title

Updated : Jan 26, 2024 14:26
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World No. 4 Jannik Sinner has done the unthinkable!

He downed the undisputed King of Melbourne, Novak Djokovic, in four sets (6-1, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3) to make it to his maiden Grand Slam final.

Sinner is the first person to defeat Djokovic in the year's opening Slam in six years and has done so by breaking his unblemished 10-0 record in Australian Open semifinals. 

With this victory, Sinner also ended Novak Djokovic's bid for an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title and a record 25th Grand Slam. 

The Italian looked in control from the word go as Djokovic made 54 unforced errors and struggled to break the 22-year-old's serve. 

This was also only the second time in his illustrious career that the Serb has not won a break point in an entire match. 

A maiden Grand Slam title on Sunday coupled with Daniil Medvedev's loss to Alexander Zverev in the second semifinal will see Sinner rise to a career-high World No. 3. 

Djokovic will remain World No. 1 irrespective of the result in the final. 

The 36-year-old's defeat brings down the curtains on an unmatched era.

This will be the first Australian Open final since 2005 that will not feature a member of the Big 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic).

Novak Djokovic

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