“If it were that easy…,” Jannik Sinner reacts to a shocking stat that parallels him with Carlos Alcaraz defeating top seed Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon 2023

After the match, Sinner was told by an interviewer during the press conference about a bizarre stat.

“If it were that easy…,” Jannik Sinner reacts to a shocking stat that parallels him with Carlos Alcaraz defeating top seed Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon 2023

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner (Images via X)

Jannik Sinner became the hindrance to Novak Djokovic‘s record 25th Grand Slam title. On Friday (January 27), Sinner stunned the tennis world when he defeated Djokovic in a stellar display at the Rod Laver Arena.

Sinner got the upper hand in the first set itself, for Djokovic lost it 1-6. The Italian continued to dominate in the second set also, not allowing the Serb to win more than two games.

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Needing just a set to win, Sinner had to wait for a while, for Djokovic tied the set to force it into the tie-breaker, winning it 7-6(8-6). The 22-year-old then knocked out the Serb after securing the fourth set, winning with a scoreline of 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6-8), 6-3.

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After the match, Sinner was told by an interviewer during the press conference about a bizarre stat. The interviewer pointed out how Sinner defeated Djokovic exactly 2,195 days after his last defeat at the Australian Open, the same as Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. Notably, Alcaraz had defeated the Serb 2,195 days after his last defeat at Wimbledon, in 2023.

(Laughter.) If it would be that easy, just watch some numbers. But no, obviously I don't know really what to answer on that. I watched the match of Carlos. It was an incredible match there. Yeah, I don't know what to say. (Laughter.)
Sinner replied

Jannik Sinner’s head-to-head record against Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev

Jannik Sinner has stormed into his maiden Grand Slam singles final and will face Medvedev, the winner of the second semifinal match. Medvedev knocked out Germany’s Alexander Zverev. Zverev and Medvedev eliminated Carlos Alcaraz and Hubert Hurkacz respectively to secure themselves a berth in the semifinals.

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Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev (Images via X)

Sinner has faced Medvedev nine times but could win just three of the matches, so Russian leads the head-to-head record 6-3. They last met at the ATP World Tour Finals last year in the semifinals which Sinner won in three sets 6-3, 6-7(4-7),6-1.

Sinner and Zverev locked horns with each other five times, out of which the youngster won just one match. Their last encounter was at the 2023 US Open in the first round. Zverev defeated to Italian in tough five sets to win with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Before Novak Djokovic, Sinner knocked out Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Sebastian Baez, Jesper De Jong, and Botic van de Zandschulp. Prior to the Australian Open, Sinner’s best performance at a Grand Slam event was at the 2023 US Open when he reached the semifinals.

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