Novak Djokovic towards the exit after his defeat against Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros: “It is not impossible that this is my last match here”
“First, he takes your legs … and then he takes your soul. »» In 2021, the former American player Andy Roddick quite simply summarized the tactic of Novak Djokovic, capable of enduring the physical fight of hours for the morale of his opponents. The devilishly effective strategy allowed him to stack 100 titles on the circuit. But Friday, June 6, the Serbian was the sprinkler sprinkled, in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros. Volunteer but helpless, Djokovic lost in three rounds (4-6, 5-7, 6-7) against the Italian Jannik Sinner, on the court Philippe-Chatrier.
The NOVAK DJOKOVIC victories series on Parisian clay-Olympic Games in Paris included-therefore stops at 22, he who had not known the defeat since Roland-Garros 2022. For his part, Jannik Sinner is a man usually. For the third time in a row, he will be on the track on the last Sunday of fifteen Grand Chelem to play the title. It had succeeded in the last two times, at the Australian Open 2025 and the US Open 2024. This time, the world number 1 will be dealing with its Spanish dolphin Carlos Alcaraz, title and winner of the Italian Lorenzo Musetti earlier during the day.
« [Jannik Sinner] will play very high level tennis. I do not expect anything else from him ”prophesied the Serbian before their duel, repeating from near or far what his own opponents often felt before facing it. And it was quick to confirm that his feeling was the right one. Not one to bother the ball, the Italian has chained dry and powerful strikes under the eyes of Andre Agassi for more than three hours.
In the final without losing a set
Age does not seem to have an impact on combativeness, and Djokovic has tried to fight from the top of its 38 years, alternating strong, high or amortized bullets, and even trying itself-without too much success-at the perilous exercise of the volley. But nothing enough to stop the Italian machine, which did not let the slightest round go on its way to the final. A break in the first set, another in the second, and the world number 1 was already heading for an inevitable victory.
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