Australian Open semifinals are being played in the city of Melbourne, Australia. In a match that witnessed great excitement, Serbian Djokovic, who has 24 grand slam titles including 10 at the Australian Open, faced Italian Sinner. In the match that lasted 3 hours and 22 minutes, Sinner defeated the defending champion Djokovic, against whom he did not face a single break point, with sets of 6-1, 6-2, 6-7, and 6-3 to reach a grand slam final for the first time in his career.
LOST A MATCH AFTER 2 THOUSAND 163 DAYS
With this result, world number 1 Novak Djokovic experienced his first defeat in the tournament since losing to South Korean Hyeon Chung in the 4th round of the 2018 Australian Open. The Serbian racket had not been defeated in Australia for 2 thousand 195 days.
FIRST ITALIAN IN THE AUSTRALIAN FINAL
Sinner became the first Italian tennis player to reach the singles final at the Australian Open. Achieving this feat at the age of 22 years and 163 days, Sinner earned the title of the second youngest tennis player to reach the final in the tournament after Djokovic, who reached the championship in 2008.
News Source: 12punto
