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Jannik Sinner will have the opportunity to win it back.
Sinner, 24, defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Center Court on Friday, giving him the chance to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles. He will face Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final.
It is the second year in a row that Sinner eliminates Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-final. It was the 12th time the two met and Sinner won seven matches against the 39-year-old.
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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates a point against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a men’s singles semi-final match at Wimbledon in London on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Brian Inganga/AP)
Neither player blinked in the first set until Jannik Sinner broke Novak Djokovic’s serve in the ninth game of the set, taking a 5-4 lead. Both had maintained the service until that time.
Sinner held serve in the next game and won the first set 6-4.
In the second set, both players held serve for six games until Sinner once again drew first blood, breaking Djokovic to take a 4-3 lead. Sinner then held serve to take a 5-3 lead.
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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates a point against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their men’s singles semi-final match at Wimbledon in London on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Brian Inganga/AP Photo)
Djokovic avoided losing the set on serve, reducing the deficit to 5-4. To avoid a 2-0 deficit, he needed to break Sinner’s serve for the first time in the match. However, Sinner won the game without giving up a point, taking a 2-0 lead.
In the third set, Sinner wasted no time and broke Djokovic’s serve in the first game after four break points. After that, both players held serve and Sinner won the set 6-4. Djokovic did not break Sinner’s serve even once during the match.
The crowd chanted “Novak! Novak!” between points to try to cheer up the 24-time Grand Slam winner, but to no avail.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia wipes away sweat during his men’s singles semi-final match against Jannik Sinner of Italy at Wimbledon in London on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kin Cheung/AP)
Sinner has defeated Djokovic six of the last seven times the two have played, with the Serbian’s only victory over the Italian coming in the semi-finals of the 2026 Australian Open.
Last year, Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets to win the Wimbledon title. Sunday’s final will be the seventh Grand Slam final of Sinner’s career.
The Italian star will face Alexander Zverev on Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Zverev is looking to win his second consecutive major title after winning the French Open in June.
