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Novak Djokovic will go for an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title in the Australian Open final against Carlos Alcaraz after dispatching Jannik Sinner in five sets 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 during Friday’s semifinal.
The No. 2 and 4 ranked players exchanged set wins until the fifth when Djokovic, a 10-time Australian Open winner, finished off the match.
Djokovic’s semifinal win snapped a run of four straight Grand Slam semifinal defeats. He last reached a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2024 and last won a Grand Slam event at the 2023 U.S. Open.“It feels surreal, to be honest,” Djokovic said afterward. “The level of intensity and the quality of tennis was extremely high and I knew that was the only way for me to have a chance to win tonight against him.”
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Sunday’s men’s singles final will be the 10th meeting all-time between Djokovic and Alcaraz. They have faced one another five times in Grand Slams and twice in Grand Slam finals (both at Wimbledon).
Djokovic holds a 5-4 lifetime advantage over Alcaraz.
“I know I have to come back in a couple of days and fight the No. 1 in the world,” Djokovic said. “I just hope that I’ll have enough gas to stay toe-to-toe with [Alcaraz]. That’s my desire.”
