Key Points
- Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours 20 minutes on Centre Court.
- Djokovic, 39, was chasing a record-tying eighth Wimbledon title.
- Sinner meets Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final; Zverev beat Arthur Fery in the other semifinal.
- Sinner, the world No. 1 and defending champion, reaches his second straight Wimbledon final.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner booked his place in a second consecutive Wimbledon final on Friday, dismantling Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a semifinal that lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes on Centre Court. The world No. 1 lost only four points on serve in the opening set, struck an ace at 133 mph, and held to love four times, giving the 24-time major champion across the net almost nothing to attack.
Djokovic, 39, had arrived chasing a record-tying eighth Wimbledon title and a 25th Grand Slam. He never found a way in. "He was just a level or more better than I was," Djokovic conceded afterward, calling Sinner "the dominant force" on court. Sinner's own read was simpler: "Mentally I knew that I needed to level up. I've done it today," he told Sky Sports.
In Sunday's final Sinner will face Alexander Zverev, who beat Britain's Arthur Fery 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 6-4 in the other semifinal. The matchup carries an echo. When Uristocrat last checked in on this field at Roland Garros, both Sinner and Alcaraz had been knocked out of the French Open, leaving Zverev as the most decorated man in the draw still chasing a first major. A month later Zverev is back in a Slam final, still chasing that first title, this time against the player least likely to hand it to him.
For Djokovic, the defeat reframes the back half of his season. At 39, his pursuit of an eighth Wimbledon and a 25th major now looks less like a contest with the field than a race against the calendar, and Sinner is the clearest evidence that the generational door has closed behind him. It fits a wider run of firsts and lasts across sports this year, from the Knicks ending a 53-year title drought to a Wimbledon final between a defending champion and a man still without a Slam.
Sinner, who beat Alcaraz to win here in 2025, is now two sets from back-to-back Wimbledon crowns and a fifth career major. He got both, beating Zverev in four sets in Sunday's final.
Source: Sky Sports.
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