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‘There is a lot of experts that wanted to retire me’
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Serb won five-set epic to reach Australian Open final
Novak Djokovic thanked his doubters for helping to give him strength after he produced an incredible performance to defeat Jannik Sinner, the No 2 and two-time defending champion, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open final.
Djokovic, the fourth seed, will contest his 11th Australian Open final and 38th grand slam final overall on Sunday, his first losing the Wimbledon final in July 2024. At 38 years old, he is the oldest Australian Open men’s finalist in history.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/30/novak-djokovic-jannik-sinner-australian-open-semi-final-tennis under the title “Novak Djokovic thanks doubters for giving him strength after Sinner success”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
