Wimbledon: Dream semifinal perfect: Sinner against Djokovic

Next Friday, a special duel will take place in the men's semifinals. World number one Jannik Sinner from Italy and 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic from Serbia will meet. Sinner, naturally seeded number one, defeated American Ben Shelton 7:6 (2), 6:4, 6:4, putting up less of a fight than expected. The 23-year-old had been playing with a bandage on his right arm; he sustained a minor injury in the round of 16 before his opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, was forced to retire due to injury. Djokovic had more trouble in his 6:7, 6:2, 7:5, 6:4 defeat against Italian Flavio Cobolli.

The 38-year-old had to cope with a fall on his second match point, which initially looked as if something worse had happened to him. He had slipped. But he was able to finish his match and converted his third match point against the world number 24, who was putting on a great show. Djokovic reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the 14th time, exactly once more than Switzerland's Roger Federer. "It means the world to me to be able to play in the latter stages of such tournaments," said the seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic. "I have Sinner in the next round, I'm really looking forward to it." The South Tyrolean, who has won the Australian Open twice and the US Open once, is fighting for a place in his first final at the All England Club.