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1. Voo de Mar says:

   July 11, 2025 at 7:40 pm

   Points won by each set: | 29-20, 33-23, 33-27 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   39 % Sinner – 29 of 73
   34 % Djokovic – 32 of 93

   # Exactly two years ago on the same court, Djokovic defeated Sinner in relatively easy straight sets. Two years in adult lives it is not too much, but in tennis, sometimes it’s like a different epoch. Two years ago Djokovic was still winning majority of majors he participated in while Sinner just enjoyed his first major semifinal; Sinner recently advances to major finals everywhere while the Serb struggles to win even smaller ATP tournaments (he is somehow super tough to beat at Slams though). The fact 38 y.o. Djokovic [6] spent four hours more on courts before the semifinal, and a high temperature (31°) on Friday afternoon, certainly didn’t help him. In the opener he wanted to avoid long rallies, he was serving big and his ground-strokes were very aggressive. Nevertheless Sinner [1] established a 6-3, 3:0* lead. Then the Serb decided to play four points in a row applying the serve-and-volley strategy (he’d done it three times in the 1st set), and the change of pattern allowed him to hold a few times. Sinner comfortably held a few times too, but at the beginning of the 3rd set, uncharacteristic errors crept to his game. Djokovic led 3:0* (40/30), but just like a month ago in Paris, he hadn’t enough in the tank to get the contact set against the best player in the world. Sinner almost won six games in a row. Admittedly Djokovic saved two match points in the 9th game with fine serving, but Sinner firmly served the match out finishing it with a forehand winner (Djokovic didn’t try to continue the point after his return). Sinner has now defeated Djokovic five times in succession in all conditions (six including their lucrative match in an exhibition event Six Kings Slam). It’s very telling about Djokovic’s near future. If he dreams about capturing another major, he actually can only count on avoiding either Sinner or Alcaraz en route to the title which isn’t probable given how good Sinner and Alcaraz are, and they may be even better while the Serb won’t be younger.

   Serve & volley: Sinner 0, Djokovic 10/18

   # Comparison of their Wimbledon semifinals:
   2023: Djokovic d. Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6… 2 hours 47 minutes… Total points: 106-96… Breaks: 2-0
   2025: Sinner d. Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4… 1 hour 55 minutes… Total points: 95-70… Breaks: 5-1
   

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