{"id":362905,"date":"2024-01-26T07:32:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T08:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=362905"},"modified":"2024-01-26T12:03:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:03:21","slug":"sinners-classy-moment-as-novak-fans-jabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=362905","title":{"rendered":"Sinner's classy moment as Novak fans jabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"

J\ufeffannik Sinner<\/a> has earned plenty of admirers on and off the court throughout the Australian Open<\/a> – and his latest classy moment after defeating Novak Djokovic<\/a> will surely make him a fan-favourite.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old caused a huge upset on Friday, knocking off the reigning champion in four sets<\/a>, securing a spot in his first grand slam final with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 victory at Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n

Sinner was dominant in the early stages, before overcoming a tough third-set tie-breaker and regaining his mettle, with his serve and speed around the court proving too much for Djokovic.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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But a notoriously pro-Djokovic crowd weren't too pleased in the post-match interview on Nine when commentator Jim Courier asked how Sinner has such a strong career record against the world's best player – but the Italian star handled it perfectly.<\/p>\n

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"I don't know – ask him," he said to some laughs.<\/p>\n

"I think we play really similarly and first of all, you have to try and return as many balls as possible … he is such an incredible server<\/p>\n

"I tried to guess sometimes a little bit also … I tried to move him around a little bit – but I'm not going to tell you the tactics because I have the feeling I might play him in a couple of different matches.<\/p>\n

"It's a pleasure to be here – they call it the happy slam for a reason."<\/p>\n

Sinner has won three of his past four matches against Djokovic and with his stocks continuing to rise, he is now in a prime spot to lift his first major trophy on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

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The world No.4 revealed that their past meetings – dating back to practice sessions as a teenager – had prepared him to topple arguably the greatest men's player of all time.<\/p>\n

"This story is true, I had the chance already when I was young – 16 or 17 – to practice with him in Monaco," Sinner said.<\/p>\n

"The process of trying to learn from the best players in the world started there – but the matches are different.<\/p>\n

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"He told me after the [first] match that he tried to move the ball a little bit more and be a little bit more unpredictable.<\/p>\n

"We are trying to do that obviously – the serve has improved a lot, but I have the feeling that I can still improve a lot more.<\/p>\n

"I have a great team behind me and we can keep pushing."<\/p>\n

\ufeffSinner will now take on the winner of Friday's other semi-final fixture between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev in the final at Melbourne Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n

"I will watch it for sure – I'm a huge tennis fan and it's good to watch, I'm a bit more relaxed now," he said.<\/p>\n

"They are such incredible players, they have met already so many times … it will be interesting<\/p>\n

"Hopefully it's gonna be a great match and then we will see what is coming on Sunday."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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