2024-01-26 15:24 United Daily News reporter Liu Zhaoyu/Real-time report Italian player Sinner defeated the world champion Jockovich!Reuters
World champion Novak Djokovic, who is challenging for his 11th Australian Open career title, met the fourth-seeded Italian player Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open men’s singles quarterfinals today, and ended up winning 1:6, 2: He lost 6, 7:6 (8:6), 3:6, and lost in the Australian Open men’s singles semi-finals for the first time in his career.
Jokevich, who has won the men’s singles championship in all the past four competitions, will challenge for the 11th crown of his career this year and the 25th of his Grand Slam career. Before the semi-finals, he hardly encountered much resistance from his opponents, with 2 games The game was still won by defeating the opponent in straight three games.
However, facing the 22-year-old Italian rising star Sinner today, Yorkovich was in a tough battle. In the first two sets, his opponent broke serve 4 times. After winning only 3 games, Sinner was defeated by 6:1, 6:2 to gain a draw advantage.
For the first time in his career, Jokevich lost in the Australian Open men’s singles semi-finals, and it was also the first time that the top seed lost at the Australian Open.Reuters
Although Yorkovich successfully defended all his serve games in the third set, he was still unable to break Sinner’s serve, allowing the two sides to reach the tiebreaker. Only then did Yorkovich regain the victory with a thrilling 8:6. Including resolving a late match point from Sinner and taking the game into the fourth set.
However, in the fourth set, Sinner still did not give Djokovic a chance to counterattack. He broke serve again in the fourth game, and finally successfully closed the service at 6:3 in the ninth game, becoming the first men’s singles top four in the history of the Australian Open. The player who defeated Djokovic in the match has reached the top four of the Australian Open in the past 10 times, and Djokovic eventually won the championship. As for Sinner, it was the first time in his career that he reached the Grand Slam final.
Jokevich lost in the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in his career.French Press Agency Australian Open
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