Jannik Sinner embraces Novak Djokovic after winning the 2026 Wimbledon semi final (REUTERS Photo)

Novak Djokovic had snapped a five-match losing streak against Jannik Sinner the last time these two had met at a Grand Slam but it was not to be for the Serb on Wednesday as the Italian won the 2026 Wimbledon semifinal 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Sinner has reached a second consecutive final at Wimbledon and will be facing Alexander Zverev in the final. Sinner was clinical in the way he went about winning the first two sets by identical 6-4 scorelines and then grabbed the third set by the scruff of the neck.

Djokovic defied his age to reach this stage, outlasting Felix Auger-Aliassime in a quarterfinal that broke the record for being the longest ever in the history of the Championships. It has been a familiar story for the Serbian great since he won his last Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open. He has since either reached or gone past the semifinal in seven out of the 10 Grand Slams he has played in. Six of those exits have been to either Sinner or his Alcaraz.

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Novak Djokovic turned back the clock yet again on the Wimbledon Centre Court as he outlasted third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime after an epic marathon to reach his eighth successive semi-final at the grass-court Slam on Tuesday evening.

The 39-year-old emerged victorious in the longest-ever men’s quarter-final played at Wimbledon, eclipsing the Canadian in 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) after five hours and 15 minutes on the court, eclipsing the 2008 singles quarter-final clash between Rainer Schüttler and Arnauld Clement (5h 12 min). The victory also concluded as Djokovic’s second-longest match ever at SW19, just behind his 2018 semi-final triumph over Rafael Nadal in five hours and 17 minutes. READ MORE

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