Jannik Sinner seemed to be experiencing stomach pains throughout his run to the Australian Open quarterfinals, but he later declared himself to be alright before his eagerly awaited matchup with Novak Djokovic.
After defeating Andrey Rublev in straight sets, the Italian advanced to the semi-finals, where he will take on the top-seeded player in the world to secure a spot in the Sunday final. Sinner appeared uncomfortable and repeatedly held his stomach on points in the second set.
After the match, Sinner claimed that the issue might have been something he ate. Whatever was bothering Sinner appeared to go away by the time the third set rolled around, as he fought past Rublev to secure his semi-final position.
Sinner said in the post-match interview: “I think there was a bit of air in my stomach. I don’t know what exactly it was, so we have to check. Maybe it was something I ate before the match. It went away with a bit of time, and in the third set, I didn’t feel anything anymore. Hopefully, it’s going to be okay.”
Sinner faces 10-time Australian Open champion Djokovic in the semifinal match, so he will need to be in top form to make it to his first Grand Slam final.
Sinner expressed his thoughts about facing Djokovic: “Hopefully, I’m ready for a tough match. It’s going to be a difficult one, but I’m looking forward to playing against Novak. I’m really lucky to face him again. This is one of the biggest events in the world. I can play against number one. He won here. some times. It’s going to be tough but I will try my best and we will see what the outcome is.”
Sinner & Djokovic will face each other in the Australian Open semifinals.
Novak leads the head to head 4-2, but Jannik won their most recent meeting.
Jannik is undefeated in 2024 & is on an 8 match win streak.
He hasn’t lost a set in this event.
Novak is on a 33 match win… pic.twitter.com/uxrpuObCIu
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 23, 2024
Jannik Sinner on facing Djokovic at Australian Open
Courier: “Now you’ve beaten him twice… how does that change your outlook in this match?”
Jannik: “I’m really lucky to face him again. This is one of the biggest events in the world. Happy I can play against the number one. He… pic.twitter.com/aYVQ9500w4
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 23, 2024
Sinner at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWWWWWW Ranked no.4 (career-high), Sinner achieved a 5-0 win-loss record in 2024. Sinner is competing at the Australian Open where he overcame the world no.59 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 7-5 6-3, the world no.161 Jesper De Jong 6-2 6-2 6-2, the world no.29 Sebastian Baez 6-0 6-1 6-3, the world no.15 Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 6-3 and the world no.5 Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-65 6-3.
Jannik Sinner will square off with the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. Their record is 4-2 for Djokovic.
Sinner won 11 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.1, Novak achieved an overall 7-1 record in 2024. Djokovic is now competing at the Australian Open where he bested the world no.187 Dino Prizmic 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-4, the world no.43 Alexei Popyrin 6-3 4-6 7-64 6-3, the world no.32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-3 7-62, the world no.19 Adrian Mannarino 6-0 6-0 6-3 and the world no.12 Taylor Fritz 7-63 4-6 6-2 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.4 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. Their current head to head is 4-2 for Djokovic.
Novak won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 1st of July and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 26th of August.
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic played each other 6 times. Their current record is 4-2 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Jannik Sinner won 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the Rubber 2 in 1 (Davis Cup, World Group, SF, ITA) in November 2023.
