BREAKING: Novak Djokovic has cruised into the Wimbledon final with a 6-4 6-4 7-6 victory over eighth-seed Jannik Sinner following a rare ‘hindrance’ violation.
Sinner, 21, took Djokovic to five sets in last year’s Wimbledon quarter-final to spark hope the Italian could produce a shock result but the Serbian was too strong on Centre Court to keep his dreams of a calendar Grand Slam alive.
Djokovic endured somewhat of a shaky start as Sinner conjured up two break points in the first game of the match but turned it around to hold before breaking his opponent in game two to open up the lead. Another hold followed but Sinner kept fighting, winning his first service game to keep the first set alive, and in game five he produced a third chance to break Djokovic, but his crosscourt forehand shot landed just out as the Serbian battled back from deuce to hold.
That saw the seven-time champion let out a short roar and glare towards his team and after Sinner held again, Djokovic went 5-2 up, enough for him to take the first set 6-3 as no more break points followed.It was clear from the first set that the majority of the Centre Court crowd were behind underdog Sinner but there were pockets of Djokovic fans too, with chants of ‘Nole, Nole, Nole’ after the duo traded service games at the start of the second.
Their encouragement seemed to inspire Djokovic, who knocked up three break points as Sinner struggled with a double fault and a backhand shot which landed long, and the Serbian converted the third before yelling out in delight.for shouting during one of Sinner’s shots mid-rally – and he was also handed a time violation for taking too long to serve, saving break point to take a 3-1 lead.
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