Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Highlights: Djokovic dethrones Sinner, to face Alcaraz in final

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Sinner is leading 40-15 in the second game. Djokovic ends up going long, game Sinner!

Djokovic takes the next game, leads 2-1 in the 2nd set.

Djokovic* 2-1 Sinner | 2nd set; 3-6

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Good return by Djokovic, cross court winner, Sinner stood no chance! 15-15 in the first game of the second set! Djokovic serves and a short rally begin! Sinner ends up sending a straight forehand winner, Djokovic doesn't go for it! The Serbian trails 15-30.

Short rally and a drop shot by Djokovic, Sinner somehow returns it. Djokovic sends another drop shot and Sinner nets his return. 40-15 for Djokovic! Wonderful balance by Novak! Djokovic takes the first game!

Djokovic* 1-0 Sinner | 2nd set; 3-6

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Sinner is leading 15-0 and he serves, first fault, serves again. Short rally, Sinner is trying to test Djokovic's backhand, smart tennis! Sends him for a forehand and then a backhand again. Djokovic manages to return and then Sinner volleys it for a winner! 30-0! He is toying with the Serbian. Ace and 40-0! Djokovic is fuming at the fans! Some kind of disturbance! Same thing, and Sinner gets the game!

Djokovic 3-6 Sinner* | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Djokovic is leading 40-0, and he serves to get a fighting chance in this set. Short rally and Sinner goes too long, game Djokovic!

Djokovic* 3-5 Sinner | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Sinner is leading 15-0 and he serves. Djokovic opts for a drop shot, Sinner manages to reach it and a backhand return, Djokovic stood no chance! 30-0! Short rally, another drop shot by Djokovic. What a reply by Sinner, backhand and sends it cross court near Djokovic's net. Feathered, great skill! 40-0!

Game Sinner, he leads 5-2!

Djokovic 2-5 Sinner* | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Djokovic is leading 40-0 and he serves. Good return by Siner and then the Serbian ends up netting his return, 40-15. First fault for Djokovic, he serves again. Good return by Sinner, and short rally. Sinner comes out on top to make it 40-30. He sends a cross court backhand winner! Sinner goes too long, game Djokovic!

Djokovic* 2-4 Sinner | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Sinner is leading 30-0! Good early return by Djokovic, Sinner ends up netting it. 30-15! A volley by Djokovic, Sinner returns, and he volleys it again. Sinner's return hits the net! 30-30! Djokovic is smiling, he enjoyed it!

First fault for Sinner, serves again. A short rally and Djokovic is trying to dictate proceedings here, and it is working. Sinner is suddenly sitting back. Good forehand return, to the left of Sinner, 30-40!

First fault and Sinner serves again. Djokovic nets his backhand return, deuce. Sinner has the advantage and he serves. Ace and game Sinner!

Djokovic 1-4 Sinner* | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: It is 15-15 and Djokovic serves, first fault. Serves again and a short rally begins! Sinner ends up netting his return and it is 30-15 now. Djokovic needs to take this game.

Brilliant backhand by Sinner, sliced and it falls near Djokovic's net. He doesn't go for it! 30-30! Sinner is setting the tone, and is leading! 30-40! Ace for Djokovic, deuce! Good save! Advantage to Djokovic now! He serves, first fault, serves again. Brilliant return! Sinner returns Djokovic's serve with a powerful forehand, Djokovic stood no chance! Deuce again! Sinner nets his return, advantage to Djokovic. ACE!

Djokovic* 1-3 Sinner | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Djokovic is serving now and is leading 15-0 in the second game. The Serbian ends up netting his return and its 15-15!

Powerful serve by Djokovic, Sinner manages to return, and then Djokovic hammers it back. Sinner shows his form, stunning backhand, Djokovic doesn't stand a chance! 15-30! Djokovic is not being able to find any momentum, he nets his return again, 15-40! Djokovic goes too long, game Sinner!

Djokovic* 0-2 Sinner | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: The match begins! Sinner serves first and gets an ace, 15-0!

Sinner is 30-0 and serves, another ace, 40-0! Djokovic needs to respond! Short rally and Sinner goes too long, out! 40-15! Sinner wraps it up, game!

Djokovic 0-1 Sinner* | 1st set

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Sinner wins the coin toss and will serve first!

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: The host announces Sinner and Djokovic's entry! The pair enter Rod Laver Arena and the crowd goes berserk!

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Both players are warming up and will walk out to the Rod Laver Arena soon! Stay tuned folks!

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Former cricketer Pietersen took a brutal dig at Sinner's Australian Open attire. Taking to X, he wrote, "I’m sorry, but Sinner CANNOT win this years Aus Open. Worst dressed must NOT win this tournament! Mustard is a truly horrific colour!"

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Speaking to reporters after his quarterfinal win, Sinner opened up on facing Djokovic in the semis. "These are the moments you practise for," he said.

"I will wake up in the morning and will look forward to playing a good match hopefully. If you want to win you have to play at your best. In the past I have had great lessons and it doesn’t really matter the result, it improves you as a player and a person. We are lucky to still have Novak here, playing incredible tennis at his age," he added.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Djokovic and Sinner have faced each other 10 times, and the Serbian trails 4-6 in head-to-head. Sinner also has a five-match winning streak vs Djokovic, which goes back to 2023. The Italian beat Djokovic in the semifinals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon last year. Djokovic also lost to Sinner in the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: They would have expected to be on the court much earlier, but this 5h27m classic has kept them busy warming up in the bowels of RLA for the last hour or so.

But they and this crowd won't have to wait much longer. We are almost ready to go for much more tennis excitement in just a few moments.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: THERE IT IS! What a match, what a performance, what a moment for this Spanish superstar. He breaks yet again to take the set 7-5, an inch-perfect forehand down-the-line while on the run to clunch match point.

5 hours and 27 minutes on court, outdoes his German opponent, and will have a chance at the career grand slam on Sunday night. What a player.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Clutch personified! He takes his chance and deals Zverev a massive uppercut! Zverev needed four points on serve to win the match, but Alcaraz is there for everything.

That's absolutely massive – big forehand down the line and Zverev's defensive backhand slice floats long – it's suddenly 5-5 and all the momentum is with the Spaniard! He lets out a massive roar. It's on.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: What a rollicking back-and-forth match taking place in this first semifinal. Zverev made to work very very hard in the eighth game, but pulls off a couple of humongous forehands to somehow hold off the Alcaraz charge.

An impeccable forehand down the line, shot of the match thus far under immense pressure to seal the 5-3 lead. Alcaraz staring down the barrell, but will still have something to offer here. He must have something to offer here.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Could Alexander Zverev do something nobody foresaw for him a couple of hours ago? He holds off an Alcaraz break point to save his serve and take a 4-2 lead in the decider.

Alcaraz still very alive and will back himself – Zverev needs to keep his head on his shoulders and not allow the moment get to him. A couple of games away.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Therefore, the question becomes, how can this version of Djokovic overcome Sinner? Djokovic knows he needs to find a way to completely upset Sinner's rhythm and force mistakes out a player who isn't prone to many.

The Serb's attempts to play first-trigger tennis against Musetti failed, as he sprayed errors and gave away too many cheap points: he will need to be ultra-attacking while also keeping his game clean and tidy, which isn't something that is natural to his go-to tactic as a counterpuncher.

But Djokovic struggles to keep up with the power, depth, and consistency Sinner has to offer – it's a massive uphill task for him.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Sinner has spent the early rounds of the Australian Open trying to hone the elements of his game which are a few steps behind his devastating groundstrokes and excellent serve. This has included being more willing to transition and come to the net, and working on finishing off rallies once there.

He showed maximum use of it against Ben Shelton, being happy to play quick points and remain ultra-attacking. His game continues to develop and become more well-rounded – but Djokovic is a player who can pounce on mistakes.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Jannik Sinner enters this tournament with victories in Melbourne Park in 2024 and 2025, both in relatively dominant fashion. He avoided Alcaraz and Djokovic last time around as they fell before reaching the final, but Sinner did ease past Zverev in last year's final.

Now a four-time grand slam champion, Sinner is trying to extend his dominance.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open Live Updates: Perfect tiebreaker from Alexander Zverev and we go to a fifth set!

Carlos Alcaraz has been nearly impeccable in fifth sets throughout his career, only losing once in a deciding set – but it was at this tournament, against Matteo Berrettini in 2022. Zverev will need to dig very very deep – Alcaraz only tends to get better as matches wear on.