Australian Open 2024: Sinner stuns Djokovic to enter final

By :  Agencies
Update: 2024-01-26 07:50 GMT

Italy's Jannik Sinner and Serbian Novak Djokovic (left) after their Australian Open men's semifinal in Melbourne on Friday (January 26). Sinner stunned Djokovic. Photo: X/Aus Open

Melbourne (Australia), Jan 26 (AP) Jannik Sinner has upset Novak Djokovic to reach the Australian Open men's final, ending the 10-time champion's career unbeaten streak in semifinals at Melbourne Park.

The 22-year-old Italian broke Djokovic's serve twice in each of the first two sets but missed a match point in the third set of a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory Friday that earned him a place in a Grand Slam final for the first time.

He'll play either third-seeded Daniil Medvedev or No. 6 Alexander Zverev for the championship on Sunday.

Djokovic's bid for a record-extending 11th Australian and 25th major title overall will have to wait.

He hadn't lost a match at Melbourne Park since 2018 and was on a 33-match winning streak at the season's first major. Every previous time he'd won a quarterfinal in Australia, Djokovic had gone on to win the hardcourt title. AP

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