On January 26, Beijing time, the 2024 Australian Open tennis tournament ushered in a blockbuster showdown in the men's singles semifinals. Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia takes on fourth seed and Italian young talent Sinner. As a result, after four sets, Djokovic was swept by Sinner 1-6, 2-6, 6-7(6), 3-6 on aggregate, 1-3, and the Australian Open's 33-game winning streak came to an abrupt end, the 10-time Australian Open champion collapsed, and Sinner reached his first Grand Slam final in history.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, the former triumvirate of men's tennis, are still talked about about their achievements, and their dominance in the Grand Slams is unrivaled. There is no doubt that Federer's elegant backhand and extreme speed power have allowed the king to gallop in Wimbledon and the US Open, winning 40 consecutive Wimbledon and US Open. Nadal's violent forehand topspin and steady backhand return vividly illustrate the philosophy of clay – you can't stop it, you can't wear it. Nadal is on a 39-match winning streak and a 33-game winning streak on the French Internet clay court. The Australian Open is undoubtedly Djokovic's backyard, and at Melbourne Park, Djokovic won 33 consecutive victories and won 10 Australian Open titles with his excellent first serve, second serve with strong spin, excellent return, stable baseline holding ability, balanced forehand and backhand, and handling of high-pressure balls in front of the net and high ball.
Djokovic lost to 20-year-old Alcaraz in five sets in last year's Wimbledon final, missing out on his eighth Wimbledon title. In the semifinals of this year's Australian Open, Djokovic once again encountered the post-"00" teenager Sinner, which made people suddenly have a sense of suspense about this semifinal. Because teenager Sinner had a 2-2 record against Djokovic last season, Djokovic won the Wimbledon semi-finals and year-end finals, while Sinner won the year-end group stage and Davis Cup semi-finals.
The road to qualification for the two at this year's Australian Open. Djokovic suffered a hard-fought first-round battle, beating Croatian qualifier Prizmić 3-1 in four sets and four hours. In the second round, he defeated local player Popyrin 3-0. In the third round, he defeated the No. 30 seed and Argentine "little fan" Echeverri 3-0. In the fourth round, he once won 13 games in a row and swept the French veteran Mannarino 3-0. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Fritz 3-1 and reached the semifinals of the Australian Open for the 11th time! In the second round, he defeated the qualifier De Jong with 3 6-2. In the third round, he defeated Báez 3-0 and reached the top 16 of the Australian Open for three consecutive years. In the fourth round, there was a thrilling 3-0 victory over the 15th seed Khachanov. In the quarterfinals, Sinner won six points in a row after a tie-break of the second set 1-5, and finally defeated Rublev 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3, and entered the semifinals of the Australian Open for the first time in his career and his second Grand Slam semifinals without losing a set. The Australian Open has not lost a set in 15 sets, and the state is really terrifying.
Sure enough, in the first set, Sinner caused a storm of youth in the court, and his state was really terrifying, relying on good movement and baseline holding, only allowing Djokovic to hold serve for one game, which took 35 minutes and easily won the first set 6-1.
In the second set, Deyo's form still did not improve much, and there were many unforced errors of his own, and Sinner won the second set 6-2.
In the third set, Deyo, who was forced to the edge of the cliff, finally recovered his form and started a wrestling with Sinner, although Deyo did not force Sinner to break point in this match, but he kept serve well in this set. 5-5。 In the crucial 11th game, the match was temporarily interrupted due to a small episode by fans outside the court, and he held serve after returning. In the 12th game, Sinner had to hold serve and easily hold serve, 6-6. Enter the tie-break. In the tie-break, Deyo won 8-6.
In the fourth set, Sinner broke first in the fourth game and took a 4-1 lead. After that, they held serve separately, and Sinner made it 5-3. In the 9th game, Sinner's serve won the game, and he successfully held serve and took the match 6-3.
Sinner, who was born in 2001, has made great progress in the 2023 season, winning the Toronto Masters, becoming the third master of the post-00s, winning the championship in the China Open 500, and defeating Deyo in the group stage of the year-end finals, which has already shown signs of kingship. There is a set of stats that before the 2023 season, Sinner faced the top 5 in the world with 1 win and 15 losses, and in the 2023 season, he faced the top 5 in the world with 11 wins and 5 losses. In this Australian Open, Sinner has quietly completed the corner overtaking against the Spanish little prince Alcaraz.
Congratulations to Sinner on reaching his first Grand Slam final! The final will be the winner between Medvedev and Zverev! Let's look forward to Sinner's first Grand Slam! However, we still have to give a round of applause to the departure of the 36-year-old veteran Djokovic, who is undoubtedly the greatest tennis player on the planet. When last year's five-set Wimbledon final defeat to Alcaraz was talking about Djolian's old age, he made a comeback at the US Open, winning his 24th Grand Slam and slapping some people hard. I wish Deyo a good adjustment and look forward to the return of the king!