MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Jannik Sinner will challenge Novak Djokovic in the semifinal at the Australian Open. The South Tyrolean, number 2 in the world, beat in three sets Ben Shelton (head of series n.8) with score of 6-3 6-4 6-4, reaching the penultimate act the Serbian outclass, which exploited the withdrawal of Lorenzo Musetti to pass the turn. Winner of the last two editions of Happy Slam, Sinner aims to become the fourth tennis player in 120 years of history to win the Australian Open for three years in a row. The last to succeed was Djokovic, who focused the company twice at a distance of almost a decade: the first time from 2011 to 2013 and the second time from 2019 to 2021.
“The semi-final against Djokovic? These are the moments when you train. I hope to play a good game, but to beat him, I’ll have to stay the best. I learned important lessons in the past, we are lucky to have Nole at this level at his age. I hope it will be a great battle.” Jannik Sinner said this in view of the Australian Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic, after the three-set victory over Ben Shelton. The American “is a tough opponent, has a great service and is improving year after year. After the break you don’t know what the opponents will do and if they change something from the strategic point of view,” Sinner explained that compared to the match against Spizzirri feels “better physically”, thanks also to the victory over Darderi that “given me confidence”.
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