Wimbledon, French Open and Jannik Sinner
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Djokovic didn't fall in the rankings despite his relatively early exit at Wimbledon, as he was defeated by Sinner in straight sets during the semifinals. It ended his streak of six consecutive appearances in the men's singles final at the All England Club.
Jannik Sinner defeated a hampered Novak Djokovic in three sets to advance to the Wimbledon final and set up a highly anticipated match against Carlos Alcaraz.
LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic began expressing a heartfelt thought about returning to the semifinals at the All England Club — “It means the world to me,” he was saying, “that I’m still able, at 38, to play (in the) final stages of Wimbledon” — when the Centre Court crowd interrupted with yelling and applause.
Fast forward to his semifinal against Jannik Sinner, and something pretty unexpected happened on court: Sinner actually apologized to Novak about that fall when the two met at the net following match point. And of course, in true Djokovic fashion, he had the classiest response that’s got everyone talking about his sportsmanship.
Following Carlos Alcaraz' duel with Taylor Fritz, a mouth-watering battle of the generations between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner will take the prime time slot as both players continue their history-making quests.
As Novak Djokovic looks to compete for his 25th Grand Slam title, he is coached by his fellow countryman, Dušan Vemić, a former professional tennis player himself.
Following his victory, Novak Djokovic's wife, Jelena Djokovic, made sure to celebrate his achievement. While she didn't write any words or send a message to the tennis icon, she made her feelings clear by sharing multiple posts highlighting her husband's historic feat.