Table Tennis

Sinner Beats Djokovic to Reach Wimbledon Final Against Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner will play Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets: 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

The 23-year-old Italian played an excellent match and didn’t give Djokovic many chances. The loss ends Djokovic’s hopes of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title.

Djokovic, now 38 years old, admitted that age and injuries are starting to affect him.
“These young players are strong and fast. I feel like I’m starting matches already tired. You can’t win like that,” he said.

This will be Sinner’s first Wimbledon final. It’s also a rematch of last month’s French Open final, where he lost to Alcaraz in five sets, even after leading by two sets and having three match points.

Either Sinner or Alcaraz has reached the final of the last six Grand Slams, showing how dominant they’ve become.

Djokovic had hoped Wimbledon would be his best chance to win another Grand Slam, since it’s his favorite tournament. But he struggled in this match and even took a medical break after the second set. He later said he thought about quitting the match because of his physical condition.

Sinner has now beaten Djokovic six times in a row, though this is the first time he has done it on grass.

Now, Sinner has a chance to get revenge against Alcaraz, who earlier beat American Taylor Fritz in four sets to reach the final.

Sinner said, “It’s a big honour to play Carlos again. I hope it will be a great match like last time—maybe even better.

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