Sinner is not in a hurry to celebrate despite defeating Djokovic

Beating Djokovic at the Australian Open is an extremely difficult task, at least in the last 6 years no player has been able to do that. Even in the Australian Open semi-finals, no one has ever beaten Djokovic, so Sinner's victory yesterday afternoon (January 26) was very wonderful.

The Italian became the first man to beat Djokovic in 11 semi-finals at Melbourne Park and ended the Serbian's 33-match winning streak at the Australian Open.

Sinner plays in the Australian Open semi-finals against Djokovic (Photo: Getty).

However, Sinner is not yet happy because his big goal is the championship trophy. If successful, Sinner will touch the first Grand Slam title of his career.

"I feel like I have emotions that are hard to control. If I celebrate in some way, it's natural because that's how I feel right now," Sinner said after the match.

"Beating Djokovic in Melbourne meant a lot to me, but in other words, I know the tournament is not over yet."

"The final is on Sunday. It's a different feeling, because the final is always different. In my mind today, I know this is a semi-final and I haven't won the tournament. So I'm looking forward to Sunday and see what happens."

Sinner's victory over Djokovic was all the more remarkable because the Italian never faced a break point, despite his opponent being one of the greatest returners in tennis history.

Sinner showed excellent form at the Australian Open (Photo: Getty).

Sinner said he learned a lot from watching and playing against Djokovic, and he thought his opponent was not at his best in the semi-final.

"Certainly in the first two sets, I saw Djokovic not hitting the ball like he used to. He didn't move very well, I thought Djokovic wasn't as focused as we usually see," said Sinner.

Sinner said that although he was keen to win his first major title, he did not feel under any major pressure.

"Honestly, I'm really relaxed," Sinner continued. "I try to work as hard as I can and in my mind, I feel like hard work will always pay off in some way."

"If victory comes, it's good. If not, I gave 100%, the rest I can't control."

The 2024 Australian Open final will be the first since 2005 not to feature Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal, the greatest players of the golden era of men's tennis.

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