Jannik Sinner

2022 - 7 - 4

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At Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic Escapes Against Jannik Sinner (The New York Times)

After dropping the first two sets to the young Italian player, Djokovic rallied to win three straight sets.

In the third game, with a chance to break Sinner’s serve and his spirit decisively, Djokovic spread shots back and forth across the baseline, making Sinner hit one more shot and then another until the young Italian cut a volley into the net. He even cracked a smile when a champagne cork popped just before his serve late in the fourth set, breaking the silence and forcing him to pause and reload. Djokovic grunts and grinds his way through the points he wants and needs. Djokovic left the court for a break — a snack and a pep talk in the bathroom mirror. On his best shots, Djokovic put a finger to his ear or flapped his hands to the sky asking for more noise from the crowd. A congratulatory roar rose from the crowd when Sinner managed to get on the scoreboard, but Djokovic still surged to a 3-0 lead.

Novak Djokovic Recovers Two-Set Deficit To Sink Jannik Sinner At ... (ATP Tour)

Novak Djokovic came back from the brink on Tuesday at Wimbledon, where the six-time champion pulled off a stunning quarter-final comeback to end Jannik ...

The top seed sealed the sole break of the third set before he raced into an unassailable 4-0 lead in the fourth to force a decider. Despite a couple of magic moments in the third set from Sinner — the Italian capped an epic point with a backhand lob in the seventh game and fended off a set point for the Serbian with a stunning angled retrieval of a Djokovic drop shot —Djokovic’s groundstrokes clicked into gear. Djokovic had started confidently on Centre Court as he broke Sinner’s serve on the way to a 4-1 lead early.

Novak Djokovic rallies from 2 sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner, will ... (ESPN)

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down Tuesday to defeat 10th-seeded Jannik Sinner on Centre Court to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, ...

That includes a 10-1 mark in matches that go the distance at Wimbledon, including nine straight victories; the lone loss came way back in 2006. A lot about his history of overcoming that sort of deficit. A lot about his ability to adjust, to adapt, to right himself quickly.

Novak Djokovic beats Jannik Sinner in five sets to advance to ... (USA TODAY)

Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic stormed back from a two-set deficit to beat Jannik Sinner and advance to another semifinal on Tuesday.

In the third set, Djokovic took advantage of Sinner's numerous unforced errors, sprinting out to a 4-1 lead and finishing off the set with a service winner to get back into the match. The tournament's No. 1 seed and three-time defending champion, who is ranked third in the ATP rankings, Djokovic finished off the comeback when another one of Sinner's forehand errors ended it in a match that took three hours and 35 minutes. Sinner, the 20-year-old from Italy, appearing in his first Wimbledon quarterfinal, got off to a slow start and found himself down 3-0 before making a comeback to take the first set that took nearly an hour to complete and continued to cruise after winning the last four games in the second.

Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic outlasts Jannik Sinner in five-set ... (CBSSports.com)

Novak Djokovic showed why he's one of the top tennis players the game has ever seen during Tuesday's quarterfinal at Wimbledon. Trailing by two sets to ...

Now Djokovic will advance to the Wimbledon semifinal where he will face the winner of No. 9-seeded Cameron Norrie and David Goffin on Thursday. Djokovic only has more match wins at the French Open (85). The victory was Djokovic's seventh career comeback when trailing by two sets.

Novak Djokovic overturns two-set deficit to surpass Sinner at ... (The Guardian)

The defending champion Novak Djokovic gave himself a 'pep talk' before reeling off three sets in a row to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals with victory over ...

I had a little refreshment and a little pep talk in the mirror. True to his pedigree, Djokovic wound up the show with the sort of commanding presence he has brought to his tennis since he entered the Tour 19 years and 20 majors ago. Yet, until the closing stages, there was little between them, apart from 15 years’ of elite experience and 82 titles.