It has come down to the final four players at the Wimbledon Championships. In the bottom half, we have Novak Djokovic taking on Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. On Friday, fans are expecting a highly anticipated match.
The defending champion has started off this season on a high note. Beginning his journey in Melbourne, Djokovic won the Australian Open. He then won his third title at Roland Garros before making it into the semi-final at SW19.
Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner: Preview
The Serb began competing in London on a positive note, passing by the opening week without much difficulty. He faced his first real test against Hubert Hurkacz when he stretched Djokovic, making him fight for his win. Eventually, the former World No. 1 won 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4.
After that, he was up against the powerful hitting Andrey Rublev. The Russian drew first blood, claiming the opening set only before the Serb raised his level to win the match 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
On the other hand, Sinner has come through some tough matches, finding a way to emerge victorious. He faced Argentine players, Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Diego Schwartzman in the opening round rounds respectively, winning in straight sets.
Following that, he dropped a set in the third round against Quentin Halys only to come back and win the match, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. In the quarter-final, he faced Roman Safiullin. He started of winning the first set after which he lost the second. A change of tactics helped him claim the next couple of sets, winning eventually 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner: Head-to-Head & Prediction
The 23-time Major winner will be taking on Sinner for the third time on Friday. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:30pm (BST) local time on the Centre Court. In the previous two meetings, it was the Serb who emerged on top.
The last time competed against each other was during the quarterfinal at the Wimbledon Championships. It was one of the best comebacks Novak played as he won 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
The seven-time champion will enter this match as the favorite. Winning their previous two encounters and with the tremendous form that he is in, one has to give Djokovic the edge in this tie.
However, the Italian has improvised on his game and comes into this match being slightly more experienced than he was when they faced the last time. He has been moving well on the grass court and will look to make it as difficult as possible for the former World No. 1.
Jannik will need to serve brilliantly throughout the match. Nonetheless, for him to beat an in-form Novak will take a masterpiece of a performance.
Prediction: Novak Djokovic to win in four sets.
