​Novak Djokovic crashed out of the 2024 Australian Open in the semi-finals, with the Serb’s loss to Yannik Sinner marking the end of an era at the Melbourne Grand Slam.

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Australian Open, no member of the BIG 3 (Djokovic, Federer, Nadal) in the final after 19

The 2005 tournament was the last without a member of the BIG 3 (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal) among the finalists.

On January 30, 2005, Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt in four sets, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Since then, Antipos has won the main tournament Roger Federer (2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018), Novak Djokovic (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023), Rafael Nadal (2009, 2022) and Stan Wawrinka (2014).

Roger Federer retired from tennis in 2022, Rafael Nadal missed out on AO 2024 (he returned after a one-year absence but was injured in Brisbane), and Novak Djokovic was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Yannick Sinner (4th favorite) and the winner of the match Daniil Medvedev (3) – Oleksandr Zverev (6) will meet in the last act of the 2024 draw.

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Know:

• Djokovic, widely regarded as the best returner in history, had no break points in his match against Sinner. This is the first time in the career of the Serb that this has happened at the Grand Slam tournaments.

• Qualifying for the 2024 Australian Open final is Yannick Sinner’s best Grand Slam result. He also reached the semifinals of Wimbledon 2023 (he was even defeated by Djokovic).

• Sinner closed the gap in head-to-head matches with Novak Djokovic – the Serb leads 4-3. Yannick’s previous victories came at the end of the 2023 season: at the Turin Champions (at the group stage) and in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup (after saving three match points).

• Yannick Sinner became the first Italian in history to reach the Australian Open final.

• In the Australian Open 2024 grand final, Yannick Sinner will meet the winner of the match between Daniil Medvedev (3rd favorite) and Oleksandr Zverev (6). In meetings with the Italian, the Russian leads with a score of 6-3 (Sinner won the last three matches), and with the German – 4-1.

• At the age of 36 (he will be 37 on May 22), Djokovic holds the record for most titles won in Melbourne: 10 (in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023).

Match statistics Yannick Sinner – Novak Djokovic:

Aces: 9-7

Double faults: 1-4

Points won on the first serve: 53/64 (83%) – 53/79 (67%)

Points won on the second serve: 29/46 (63%) – 17/37 (46%)

Break points saved: 0/0 – 6/11

Winning throws: 31-32

Unforced errors: 28-54

Points won near the net: 15/18 (83%) – 18/23 (78%)

Total points: 128-98

Duration of the match: 3 hours 25 minutes.

Yannick Sinner’s path to the 2024 Australian Open final

Round I: 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 vs Botik van de Zandschulp (59 ATP)

II round: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 against Jesper De Jong (161 ATP)

Round III: 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 vs Sebastian Baez (29 ATP)

Optimi: 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 against Karen Khachanov (15 ATP)

Quarters: 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 against Andrii Rublev (5 ATP)

Semifinals: 6-1, 6-2, (6)6-7, 6-3 vs. Novak Djokovic (1 ATP).