Jannik Sinner dominates Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinal, eyes second straight title

Jannik Sinner volition person an accidental to tally it back.

Sinner, 24, defeated Novak Djokovic successful consecutive sets, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 connected Friday astatine Centre Court, giving him an accidental to triumph consecutive Wimbledon titles. He volition play Alexander Zverev successful the last connected Sunday.

It is the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth that Sinner has eliminated Djokovic successful the Wimbledon semifinal. It was the 12th clip the 2 person faced each different with Sinner winning 7 matches against the 39-year-old.

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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates a constituent against Novak Djokovic of Serbia successful a men's singles semifinal lucifer astatine Wimbledon successful London connected Friday, July 10, 2026. (Brian Inganga/AP)

Neither subordinate blinked successful the archetypal acceptable until Jannik Sinner broke Novak Djokovic successful the ninth crippled of the set, taking a 5-4 lead. They some had each held service until that point.

Sinner held service successful the adjacent game, winning the archetypal acceptable 6-4.

In the 2nd set, some players held service done six games until Sinner erstwhile again drew archetypal blood, breaking Djokovic to instrumentality a 4-3 lead. Sinner past held service to instrumentality a 5-3 lead.

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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates a constituent against Novak Djokovic of Serbia successful their men's singles semifinal lucifer astatine Wimbledon successful London connected Friday, July 10, 2026. (Brian Inganga/AP Photo)

Djokovic staved disconnected the acceptable nonaccomplishment connected his serve, cutting the shortage to 5-4. To debar a 2-0 deficit, helium needed to interruption Sinner's service for the archetypal clip successful the match. However, Sinner won the crippled without yielding a point, taking a commanding 2-0 lead.

In the 3rd set, Sinner wasted nary time, breaking Djokovic successful the archetypal crippled aft 4 interruption points. The 2 players each held service aft that, with Sinner winning the acceptable 6-4. Djokovic did not interruption Sinner erstwhile during the match.

The assemblage chanted "Novak! Novak!" betwixt points to effort to spur connected the 24-time Grand Slam winner, but to nary avail.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia wipes distant sweat during his men's singles semifinal lucifer against Jannik Sinner of Italy astatine Wimbledon successful London connected Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kin Cheung/AP)

Sinner has defeated Djokovic six of the past 7 times the 2 person played, with the Serbian’s lone triumph implicit the Italian coming successful the semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open.

Last year, Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz successful 4 sets to triumph the Wimbledon title. The last connected Sunday volition beryllium Sinner’s seventh vocation Grand Slam final.

The Italian prima volition instrumentality connected Alexander Zverev connected Sunday astatine 11 a.m. ET. Zverev is looking to triumph his 2nd consecutive large rubric aft winning the French Open successful June.

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