just when Novak Djokovik A troubled year seemed to be hitting another low as he came back from two sets to beat Italian Jannik Sinner on Tuesday to defend his bid for a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title. The 20-year-old, the Serbian top seed, was seen in all sorts of trouble after being out for two sets against Apostle, but bounced back for a 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win.
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There was an air of inevitability about the result in the end as the 35-year-old seized control to reach her 43rd Grand Slam semi-final and 11th place at Wimbledon.
Djokovic has not been able to add on to his 20 major titles this year after being relegated before the Australian Open after the COVID-19 standoff and then losing to Rafa Nadal in the quarterfinals of the French Open. But he kept alive the prospect of facing second-seeded Nadal in Sunday’s final with a spectacular comeback, winning the first two sets for the seventh time in his career.
Sinar, who was bidding to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Matteo Berrettini, who reached last year’s final, showed why he was seen as a future Grand Slam champion, but he faded in the face of Djokovic’s onslaught. Fell.
When the Serbian produced a miraculous backhand winner on the slide to earn a break in the seventh game of the fourth set, ending on his stomach in a Superman pose, the 10th-seeded sinner knew he was facing Mission Impossible. was doing.
The Italian played a long volley at the next point and then Djokovic loved to seal the win.