Novak Djokovic’s defeat against Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2024 was one of historic proportions. Djokovic had never lost in this phase of the tournament.
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last edited: January 26, 2024, 8:36 a.m
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At some point every series comes to an end: Novak Djokovic on Friday in Melbourne
Well, who was the last player to win against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open? A whopping 2,195 days ago? This tennis miracle happened in 2018, Hyeon Chung was so free in the round of 16. Djokovic then marched from victory to victory, winning the title in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. Two years ago the Serb was denied participation.
Since the defeat against Chung, who has already failed several times in his comeback attempts after a long injury misery, Djokovic has won 33 games, beating all of his major competitors: Rafael Nadal in the 2019 final, Dominic Thiem the following year, and the last two titles Final triumphs against Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Sinner can take advantage of the moment against Djokovic
And now this defeat against Jannik Sinner, which was surprising given the clarity of the first two sets and the fact that Djokovic couldn’t get a single break point. The South Tyrolean knew how to take advantage of the moment and was not irritated by the missed match point in the third set.
Now it is often said after the end of a series that a legend like Novak Djokovic will simply start the next one. However, even the all-time great from Belgrade will find this difficult: as a 36-year-old, staying unbeaten at a major for another six years would be nothing short of a miracle.
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