Australian Open: Novak Djokovic Out In Semis As Jannik Sinner Sets Up Final Against Daniil Medvedev

The weekend is set for the final of the Australian Open without the regular face, Novak Djokovic as the crowds will be gearing up to see a final debutor, Jannik Sinner in the court against two-tine finalist, Daniil Medvedev. 

Qualifying for the final for Medvedev took a stunning rally in a five-setter after trailing his German opponent, Alexander Zverev through first two sets before fighting back to win by 5-7 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(5) 6-3. 

Initially, it was all set for Zverev in the tie-break of the fourth set to rout the Russian, with two matchpoints needed at 4-5 for the German to win, Medvedev rallied to win and continued with cruise through the decider, handling Zevrev an incredible upset. 

"I managed to win and I'm very proud," said Medvedev on the match. "The tie-break was pretty unbelievable at 5-5 but that's tennis. The dropshot with a backspin was not really intentional. Sometimes you need to be lucky and today's my day."

Earlier, in a separate match, Djokovic for the first time since 2018 failed to reach the final of the tournament after losing in four sets to Italian ace, Jannik by 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semi-final. The loss forfeited Djokovic's quest for his record-setting 25th Grand Slam singles title. 

Besides Jannik defeating the top-seeded player from progressing to vy for his 11th title in Melbourne, through the four-set match, Djokovic lost without having a break point neither did he fail to convert one. Meanwhile, the Italian won 5-of-11 break points advantages had. 

"I want to congratulate Sinner for playing a great match and a great tournament so far," said Djokovic on the match. "There was not much I was doing right in the first two sets. I guess this is one of the worst Grand Slam match i've ever played."

Jannik, 22, is now set for the final match against the two-time finalist Medvedev and that set him up for the opportunity to be the youngest winner of the title since Djokovic did in 2008.