Two sets of n.1 in the world are not enough for Jannik Sinner to beat the favorite n.1 of the Championships, Novak Djokovic, protagonist of an amazing comeback that throws him for the eleventh time in the semifinal at Wimbledon. However, the performance of the South Tyrolean, n.10 of seeding, remains capital, who on the meadows of Church Road, where he had never won before this year, dominates the Serbian champion for over an hour and a half, caressing the idea of reach the first career Grand Slam semifinal.
“Obviously I am disappointed and even angry about the defeat because I never like to lose – Sinner’s analysis – but I must be proud of what I have done. I have never deluded myself that I have won, and if Novak has won six times here a There will be reason. He played very well today too, but I think I forced him to play like that. ” Because at the end of a match of brutal intensity, it is Djokovic’s experience – 14 years and 328 days more mature than Sinner – to shift the balance. Straightening a match, now compromised, which updates its numbers: the second success against Sinner is equivalent to the 26th consecutive victory at Wimbledon, where Nole has not lost for five years (2017), when he injured his shoulder against Tomas Berdych. Thus the successes on the noble English meadows rise to 84, such as Jimmy Connors (also the same number of semifinals in London), behind only Federer (105). Approached in the calculation of the Grand Slam semifinals: 43 Djokovic, three more than the Swiss.
From the great illusion to the final disappointment: despite suffering a break at the opening, the start of the match is in the sign of Sinner who outclasses the six times king of Wimbledon with his own weapons: rhythm, intensity, pressure. With the initial disadvantage canceled, the 20-year-old from San Candido re-establishes parity in the half hour and then snatches the serve in the 11th game. On the wings of the first set Sinner immediately runs ahead also in the second: he holds his batting turns with authority and doubles the advantage. But just when the blue caresses the company, Djokovic suddenly raises the level of his tennis, becomes unplayable in his service rounds, and breaks Sinner’s serve three times, dragging the match to the fifth set. “I know what he changed about his game to get me in trouble but I prefer not to say it publicly. He will be playing against again, and I will take that into account,” Sinner commented. At the opening of the decisive fraction, the blue returns to being aggressive, but runs into a break at the opening that forces him to an impossible run-up. And at the first match point Djokovic leaves him no way out. “I always believed I could overturn the game, I was fine physically – Djokovic said -. It was just a matter of changing the inertia of the match on a mental level. Experience made the difference. Crucial was the start of the third. set, being able to snatch the serve immediately. Anyway, congratulations to Sinner, he is destined for a great future “..
Source: Ansa
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