MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic compared his five-set Australian Open semifinal takedown of Jannik Sinner to winning a Grand Slam and now the Serbian veteran must fire up his weary body one more time with history at stake on Sunday. The 38-year-old stunned two-time champion Sinner to set up a bumper final on Rod Laver Arena against world number one Carlos Alcaraz, who is 16 years his junior. The Spaniard was also forced through five sets to beat Alexander Zverev, spending more than five hours on court. Both men are aiming to etch their names in tennis history.

Mit 38 Jahren steht Novak Djokovic im Halbfinale der Australian Open, weil ihm bisher fast alles in Melbourne in die Karten spielt. Hat er aber auch gegen Jannik Sinner noch ein…

The 38-year-old has rarely been such a heavy underdog at the Australian Open but Novak Djokovic insists he is not about to wave the white flag