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Jannik Sinner celebrates his entry into the final
Photo: William West / AFP
Grand Slam record champion Novak Djokovic failed in the semi-finals of the Australian Open against the furious Jannik Sinner and has to wait for his eleventh title in Melbourne. Sinner dethroned the Serb 6:1, 6:2, 6:7 (6:8), 6:3 and reached the final of a major tournament for the first time.
There the 22-year-old will meet either Germany's number one Alexander Zverev or the Russian Daniil Medvedev on Sunday. For Djokovic, an impressive series ended after 33 wins in a row at Melbourne Park - so far, the ten-time tournament champion at Yarra River had always won the title when he was in the semi-finals.
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