Djokovic sweeps Sinner into his ninth Wimbledon final, waiting for Alcaraz

the serbian Novak Djokovic He will not miss his usual appointment on the final Sunday of Wimbledon. At 3pm (also in London) he will play his ninth final at the All England Club, against the winner of the semifinal between the Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and the russian Daniel Medvedev.

It’s time to fight directly for the trophy, a Djokovic, 36 years old and world number 2, improved compared to the previous days. He built a wall where the Italian fell Jannik Sinner, 21 years old and nº 8. He defeated ‘Nole’ 6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (4) in 2h.46′. Imperial saved two set points at 4-5, 15-40, in the third, which he finished with his fifteenth consecutive tiebreak. Indoors, for another rainy day, and on a treacherous lawn due to condensation. Neither one nor the other eliminated the slips, with the transalpine suffering the most.

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It was destroyed in its own way, with regular force. Silent but deadly. It was as if he had never walked around the ‘Cathedral’, until the peak moment came, and his figure became gigantic. A lesson in how to handle the stage and the rotation of their privileges. And he saved what he could, without much effort or exhibition, because he watched as much as he could in the final.

Even more so when he was alert because the start of the quarterfinals of the last edition was fresh in his mind, when he had to overcome a two-set deficit against a Sinner who this time improved his result to Wimbledon and his Grand Slam record.

The transalpine lacks a little for its class to give more advantage in important matches. A matter of faith. Trade is gained by adding experiences. Djokovic He is now the tennis player who has qualified for the most Grand Slam finals with 35, leaving the American’s 34 behind. chris ever. Roger Federer retired with 31 (AELTC grass record holder of 12), Rafael Nadal He is looking to tame a hip injury and top the current 30.

The surprising number of Djokovic These correspond to the tennis modeled as the days of the fortnight of the event are consumed. The yield curve is rising. There are 34 consecutive matches won at Wimbledon and on grass, 26 at the Grand Slam.

He is committed to the mission of hunting a 24th ‘big’ tournament, to be able to participate in the US Open with the option of making a full (4 out of 4), that even if he dominates the elements that are not often pushing him. of his boxes.

He endured the challenge given by the chair umpire, the Englishman Richard Haigh in the fourth game of the second set. He ‘breaks’ up (2-1) and dominates the first (6-3), inviting not to leave the route taken. And that’s what he did when he heard ‘harang’ (obstacle, obstacle). The referee stopped the point on the grounds that Djokovic screamed loudly not at the impact of the ball but when it was on its way to Sinner, interpreting that he had interrupted the Italian’s return.

A rule whose extraordinary enforcement is left to the deliberation of the chairperson. Djokovic complained, but not much. It was 15-30, although later he had a ‘break’ ball. Saved, another arbitration penalty. At the same time Haigh shouted a ‘warning’ (notice) to the Serb for exceeding the service time. It wasn’t even unbalanced Djokovic.

Not even when seeing 4-5, 15-40, two set balls sinful. Annoyed by the reaction of a spectator who failed to serve, he was motivated in his own way. In the world is against me mode. He climbed up, putting his finger to his ear. And he made a crybaby gesture. But emotion control.

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A teacher. He showed it from the opening game, the most complicated as he had to take two break balls against a punching Sinner. Then he won on the Italian’s serve. A 2-0 reveal of what’s to come. The sinner increased the time of safety due to the fact that he saved 9 out of 11 break balls, which he did not let go. He almost stole the set, but Djokovic he didn’t give anything.