Sinner sows but does not reap, Djokovic wins without worries
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The surprise didn’t come. Novak Djokovic conquers the final (in a Slam tournament it is the 35th, in Wimbledon the ninth) beating Jannik Sinner in three sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6, with the Italian who never really gave the impression of being able to change the course of the match despite the hard-fought third set, in which he also wasted two set points.
In the other semifinal, world number one Carlos Alcaraz clearly prevailed over Daniil Medvedev with a triple 6-3, showing off the best of his repertoire.
Sinner’s regrets
Jannik Sinner will look back on this game for a long time due to the missed opportunities. Maybe taking them wouldn’t have changed the outcome against a Djokovic who played perfectly, attentively and concentrated like never before: not a flaw in the match that separated him from the potential eighth title on English grass (on his way to the Grand Slam, after the victories in Australia and Roland Garros). The fact remains that the Italian has built a lot and has collected little, since the first game when he had two break points, not exploited, which could have oriented the start of the match in another way. Instead, after a quarter of an hour he was 3-0 down (“breakkato” by Nole on the first and only occasion of the set), and when he had the chance to break his opponent’s serve again, at 3-1, his forehand it went off by a whisker. The Serbian then at 5-3 closed the accounts peremptorily, with three aces and a winning serve. Same music in the second set, with Nole grabbing the break on all 1 and Jannik unable to do the same on 2-1, and at that point the set slips away. It is in the third set that the greatest frustrations are consumed for the Italian, when at 5-4 in favor of him he has two set points and it will be two errors, a backhand and a forehand.
The tie break lottery, in which he also starts well with an opening mini break, with a 3-1 lead, will end up 7-4 thanks to his third double fault. Sure, it’s an accounting that takes nothing away from express tennis, with beautiful exchanges and winners on both sides in front of a large audience, in a semifinal that also recorded an unusual disturbed ball contested by the referee against Djokovic for a “delayed ” during the exchange, as well as an error by the touch judge who penalized Sinner on 4 all and o-15 in his favor. “ I’m obviously disappointed, but I also see positive aspects in this defeat,” the Italian said at the press conference. “I think it was a much more balanced match than last year (lost in the fifth set, ed), with more chances. I feel I’ve gotten close to the best in the world.”
Alcaraz overwhelms Medvedev
In the other semifinal Alcaraz swept away the Russian, number 3 in the world, without problems. Medvedev could do nothing in the face of the exuberance of the Spaniard’s game who once again showed his fulminating forehand accelerations, surprised his opponent with soft short balls, varied with serve & volley, never spared himself in defence. He closed the accounts in an hour and 50 minutes, inflaming the centre-back, with Medvedev doing what he could. The final with Djokovic promises a great show.
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