Novak Djokovic Overtakes Chris Evert?s Unique Grand Slam Record After Wimbledon Semifinal Win Against Jannik Sinner

Novak Djokovic continues to prove his haters wrong. The World Number 2 has been the epitome of consistency, overcoming his opponents with dominating performances on the court. Earlier this year, the Serb captured back-to-back Grand Slam titles, the Australian Open, and the French Open, to make it 23 major titles during his illustrious career. In the process, Djokovic became the first male player to record 23 Grand Slam victories. Recently, he had another good news with a strong on-court performance.

The Serbian legend is in London, where he’s playing at the Wimbledon Championships. Djokovic is through to the finals with a dominating victory over Jannik Sinner of Italy. In the process, he overtook Chris Evert.

What record of Chris Evert did Novak Djokovic break?

The 36-year-old is bidding to claim a hat-trick of Grand Slam titles as he dominates the tennis world yet again after a controversy-laden 2022 season. Showing why he’s one of the greatest players to have played the sport, Djokovic dispatched Sinner without breaking any sweat to reach the Wimbledon final. By doing so, the Serb reached his 35th Grand Slam singles final and overtook the record he shared with American tennis legend, Chris Evert. The World Number Two is now the player with the most Grand Slam singles final appearances.

In what was a near one-sided match, Djokovic got the better of his 15-years younger opponent. The Serb applied pressure on Sinner’s serve right from the very beginning as he gave the Italian hardly any breathing space. Breaking Sinner in his first service game of the match proved enough for Djokovic to win the first set 6-3.

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Further, the second set panned out similarly as a break proved enough for Djokovic to win the set 6-4. However, the third set was a closely fought encounter, with Djokovic winning it in the tiebreaker 7-6 (4).

Whom will Djokovic face in the final?

The Serb looks on track to clinch his 24th Grand Slam title. In the summit clash, he’ll take on the winner of the other semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. It is going to be an exciting encounter between the World Number 1 and the former World Number 1.

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Djokovic is the defending Wimbledon champion, having defeated Nick Kyrgios last year. Can he defend his Wimbledon crown? Let us know your views in the comments below.