australian open
The men’s singles semi-final of the Australian Open (Australia/Melbourne, Hard, Grand Slam) tennis tournament was held on the 30th, with 4th seed N. Djokovic (Serbia) defeating 2nd seed J. Sinner (Italy) 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, After a hard-fought 6-4 battle, they came from behind to defeat them and advance to the finals for the 11th time in three years. They also won the tournament for the 11th time in three years, and are on their way to winning the Grand Slam tournament for the 25th time, the most ever for a male or female player.[Video]Djokovic advances to Australian OP final with come-from-behind victory! The moment of defeating Shinar! Djokovic, 38 years old and ranked No. 4 in the world, has won the Australian Open 10 times. He has won a total of 24 Grand Slam tournaments, and was aiming to win his 25th Grand Slam tournament, the most ever for a man or woman.He faced fifth-seeded L. Musetti (Italy) in the quarterfinals, but Musetti withdrew due to injury when the score was 4-6, 3-6, 3-1 for Djokovic. In an unexpected way, they advanced to the top four. Meanwhile, 24-year-old Sinner, who is ranked second in the world, will be participating in the tournament for the seventh consecutive year. They won the championship in 2024 and 2025, and entered this tournament for the third consecutive victory. In the quarterfinals, he advanced by defeating No. 8 seed B. Shelton (USA) in straight sets. In the first set of the semi-final that took place that day, Djokovic started by allowing a break in the second game, and was unable to take the lead. Still, in the second set, Djokovic used more hard hitting and succeeded in getting a break in the fourth game, bringing the score to one set all. However, in the third set, Djokovic was forced into a mistake by Sinner, who increased the pressure by changing his return position and allowing a break in the 10th game in the final stages, making the set count 1-2. Djokovic was on the back foot, but succeeded in getting a break at the start of the fourth set. He blocked Sinner’s push and the match went into the final set. Djokovic showed tenacity in the final set, overcoming eight break points, and succeeded in making a huge break in the seventh game. They won a fierce battle that lasted over four hours and advanced to the finals. Djokovic will face top seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) in the final. Alcaraz advanced by defeating third seed A. Zverev (Germany) in the semifinals.
