NEW DELHI: World No. 2 Jannik Sinner thanked his supporters and reflected on his Australian Open journey while congratulating Novak Djokovic on reaching the final. The Italian faced a very tough loss on Friday at the tournament, where he was defeated by Djokovic in an exciting five-set semi-final.
After leading two sets to one, Sinner couldn't finish the match, and his disappointment was clear in his post-match comments, where he said that the defeat hurt him ‘a lot.’
Sinner came into the match aiming for a third consecutive Australian Open title and had defeated Djokovic in their last five encounters. However, on Friday at Rod Laver Arena, the second seed failed to take advantage of crucial opportunities, converting only two of 18 break points against the 38-year-old.