Wimbledon 2025: Jannik Sinner 'can't believe it' after dismantling Novak Djokovic to set up Wimbledon final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz
Updated 11/07/2025 at 19:41 GMT+1
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Jannik Sinner beat 24-time grand slam winner Novak Djokovic to claim a place in the Wimbledon semi-final, where he will play Carlos Alcaraz. In turn, Sinner denied the 38-year-old Djokovic an opportunity to win an outright record 25th Grand Slam title. You can watch the Wimbledon men's final between Sinner and Alcaraz live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
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Jannik Sinner clinically dismantled 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to earn a place in Sunday’s Wimbledon final.
Sinner ruthlessly beat Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-4 to make it to his first Wimbledon final and deny his veteran opponent an opportunity to win an outright record 25th Grand Slam title.
The World No. 1 will take on Carlos Alcaraz at Centre Court on Sunday, in what will be a repeat of last month’s thrilling French Open final, when the Spaniard came from two sets down to beat the Italian.Â
"It's amazing," Sinner said in his on-court interview. "I can't believe it. It's a tournament I always watched when I was young and I would never have imagined I could play in the final.
"I know how much work me and my team are putting in. My dad and brother arrived today, so it's even more special, and playing here in front of you guys is amazing."
On what it took to defeat Djokovic: "I served very well and was moving much better today. We all saw, especially in the third set, he was a bit injured.
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" He's been in a difficult situation but I tried to stay calm, play the best tennis I can in the important moments, and let's see what's coming now in the final."
Asked about facing Alcaraz again, Sinner smiled and said: "We saw the last final. It’s an honour to share the court with Carlos again. Hopefully it’s going to be a good match like the last one, but I don’t think it’s possible to be better."
Sinner struck first, and he struck early against Djokovic, breaking the 38-year-old before consolidating to gain a 3-1 advantage.Â
The Italian, who was dominant on serve throughout the match, then broke again to take the first set 6-3 in just over half an hour.Â
Djokovic, who conceded set point upon hitting a messy backhand long, wearily trudged back to his chair, seemingly acknowledging the extent of the task ahead.
The problems continued for the Serbian, as the imperious Sinner began the second with a dominant hold of serve before breaking to race into a two-game lead.Â
Djokovic, buoyed by the support of a packed Centre Court, rallied to win his next three service games, only for Sinner to regain the ascendancy and win the second set 6-3.
Djokovic subsequently took a medical timeout. Indeed, the out-of-sorts Serbian entered the encounter nursing an injury sustained in a nasty slip in his quarter-final with Flavio Cobolli.
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After being tended to by his medical team, Djokovic briefly came to life, holding serve before profiting on a loose game by Sinner to take a 3-0 lead in the third set. Â
But the tennis icon's flurry of form came to a sobering end as Sinner won a huge double break to turn the set on its head.
Indeed, Djokovic had the air of a beaten man as Sinner served out to win the match and earn a place in the Wimbledon final.
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