Djokovic unexpectedly stops in the semi-finals of the Australian Open

In previous encounters, Djokovic has won 4 matches and lost only 2 against the Italian player. With his high form and 10 championships in Australia, Djokovic is expected to continue to win against Sinner to advance to the "unrivaled" record at the Australian Open Grand Slam when becoming the male tennis player with 11 titles here.

Djokovic bất ngờ dừng bước ở bán kết giải Úc mở rộng- Ảnh 1. — Djokovic had a very "bad" start against Sinner

However, Sinner surprised fans when the defending champion of the tournament had a very "bad" start. With strong and accurate shots, Sinner won 2 consecutive games with a very large score difference of 6/1 and 6/2 against Djokovic. Many fans and experts said that these were the 2 "worst" games of Nole (Djokovic's nickname) in recent times.

Trailing 0-2 after only 75 minutes, Djokovic tried his best to avoid a "blank" defeat against the No. 4 seed and hoped for a comeback. Nole's efforts were finally rewarded with a win in the nerve-wracking tie-break with a score of 8/6. However, the world No. 1 continued to play poorly as in the first two sets and suffered another 3/6 defeat in the fourth set.

Djokovic bất ngờ dừng bước ở bán kết giải Úc mở rộng- Ảnh 2. — Sinner makes his first appearance in the Gand Slam finals

"I guess this is one of the worst Grand Slam matches I've ever played. I was also shocked with my performance on the court in this semi-final and I didn't do anything in the first two sets. He deserved to be in the final. He played completely better than me," Djokovic admitted.

After 3 hours and 22 minutes of playing in the semi-final, Djokovic officially became the former champion of the 2024 Australian Open and was also Djokovic's first defeat at Melbourne Park since 2018. Meanwhile, the memorable victory over Djokovic helped Sinner compete in a Grand Slam final for the first time.

Djokovic bất ngờ dừng bước ở bán kết giải Úc mở rộng- Ảnh 3. — Djokovic officially becomes former king at Australian Open

The 22-year-old Italian's opponent in the final will be the winner of the other semi-final between Alexander Zverev (Germany, 6) and Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3).

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