Djokovic defeats Sinner and will play in the Wimbledon final

35 Grand Slam finalsnine at Wimbledon and perhaps an eighth title equal to Roger Federer. Novak Djokovic he defeated debutant Jannik Sinner (6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (4)) this Friday and will play the Wimbledon final this Sunday where he can change 23 tennis shoes for his twenty-fourth Grand Slam of his sports career.

With no room for surprises like last year, when the Italian won 2-0 against him in the quarter-finals and got a big scare from the tournament, Đoković He played his best game of this edition overcome Grešnik who, strangely due to the results, made a great performance, and if he remained empty, it is because he is not the best in history, which is the success that his rival has.

Djokovic was endless better than the pre-alpine one in every tense situation. On break-balls, on equalizations, on decisive points, Sinner suffocated in the ball and the situation, while the Serb enjoyed finding corners and stretching from one side to another.

The first game of the match, in which Sinner had two balls breakit was a mirage and a reflection of what will happen later. Đoković saved both opportunities and took Sinner’s serve a game later. It could be a sign of an even match, but Djokovic gradually received morale blows.

At 3-1, he deactivated another breaking ball, at 5-2 he fell to the ground after the fall of the Italian, and when serving for the set, he was at 0-15 and raised it with three straight aces in a row.

When Djokovic fulfilled the norm and stayed at the bottom playing ping pong, Sinner had nothing to do. Only when the Serb experimented, with drop shots or uploads to the network, did his image become blurred.

Even the roll call was close to knocking him out of the game, because at 15-15 and break but in favor of Đoković in the second, the judge’s chair gave Djokovic a warning for shouting in the middle of a point which meant losing it. The Belgrade native contested the decision, but went on to win the next two points, until he received another warning, this time for wasting time on his serve.

Two distractions that can seduce anyone, except Djokovic, who Despite these touches of attention, he kept his pulse and service and accelerated to the second set. An hour and a half to the minute and the first two sets were in the pocket of the seven-time champion.

No surprises, no shock worth mentioning. Djokovic progressed like an ocean liner loaded with titles and fueled by pressure. “It’s a privilege,” he surmised, quoting the legendary Billie Jean King, and relished it.

In the third set, the most contested, Sinner won 15-40 in favor and two set points. In the first of them, Đoković missed the first serve and there were chants in favor of the Italians. The Serb addressed the audience, clapped and gave a thumbs up. He continued to win the next four points and improve the situation.

He made tearful gestures towards the public and continued to do his own thingaccording to a undecided in which he is the king. He won the last thirteen Grand Slams he played in, an Open Era record. He is currently untouchable. Even when Sinner took a 3-1 lead and served, the Serb didn’t faint, which he did he took advantage of another Italian failure. From a possible 4-1 to three points in a row for Djokovic.

With this victory, Djokovic reached the final nine at Wimbledon, three behind Federer, has 35 Grand Slams, the most in history between men and women, and will battle it out this Sunday with 24 greats Margaret Court. His rival, Carlos Alcaraz or Daniil Medvedev.