‘There is a lot of experts that wanted to retire me’
Serb won five-set epic to reach Australian Open final
Novak Djokovic thanked his doubters for helping to give him strength after he produced an incredible performance to defeat Jannik Sinner, the No 2 and two-time defending champion, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open final.
Djokovic, the fourth seed, will contest his 11th Australian Open final and 38th grand slam final overall on Sunday, his first since winning the US Open in September 2023. At 38 years old, he is the oldest Australian Open men’s finalist in history.
“I never stopped believing in myself,” he said. “There’s a lot of people that doubt me. I see there is a lot of experts all of a sudden that wanted to retire me or have retired me many times the last couple of years.
