No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down Tuesday to defeat No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy and advance to the Wimbledon semifinals.
While Djokovic squandered a big lead in the first set and muddled through the second, he found his energy in the third and turned in a vintage performance the rest of the way for a 5–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 win in London.
A 20-time Grand Slam winner, Djokovic is seeking his fourth straight Wimbledon championship and seventh overall. In the semifinal, he will face No. 9 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain.
Playing in his first Wimbledon quarterfinal, the 20-year-old Sinner looked nervous in the first set, and a service break left Djokovic with a 4–1 cushion. But Sinner managed to break Djokovic in two of the Serbian’s next three service games to take a 6–5 lead and serve for the set….