EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsTop-ranked Jannik Sinner will play for his second consecutive Wimbledon title after defeating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals Friday.Since being down two sets to one in the first round against Miomir Kecmanovic, Sinner has now won 17 consecutive sets this fortnight. He joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as the only players to beat Djokovic three times in straight sets at majors, excluding retirements."At the beginning of the tournament it's always tough ... I feel like every round is different -- grass is changing a lot," Sinner said in his on-court interview. "I knew today I had to raise my level ... I'm happy where I am, happy to be back in the final."Djokovic, the 39-year-old 24-time major champion, has now been eliminated at Wimbledon by either Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz each of the past four years. He is 1-4 vs. Sinner/Alcaraz and 20-0 against all others over that span."What he's still doing is amazing," Sinner said. "Incredible."It was a measure of revenge for Sinner after Djokovic won their last meeting in five sets in this year's Australian Open semifinals."I tried to make a couple of adjustments ... I tried to stay quite aggressive, serving very well," Sinner said. "In my opinion he's the best returner we have in this game, so I tried to mix up."Friday marked only the third completed major match in Djokovic's career where he failed to break serve once; two of those have now come against Sinner, the other being the 2024 Australian Open semifinals.Sinner will face No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, coming off his first career major title at the French Open, in Sunday's final. Sinner holds a 10-4 edge against Zverev and has won their past nine meetings dating back to the 2024 Cincinnati tournament."It's not going to be easy no matter who it is against," Zverev said. "But I have to trust myself and I have to believe that I can win and that's what I'm going to do."In addition to playing for his fifth Grand Slam championship on Sunday, Sinner will also be seeking his 100th major match win. Three players in the Open era have earned their 100th career major match in a Slam final -- Aryna Sabalenka (2025 US Open), Iga Swiatek (2025 Wimbledon) and Andy Murray (2012 US Open).ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
