Well it's become a bit of a routine now to ask if this was the last we have seen of Djokovic. He is still reaching the semifinal of Grand Slams more often than not and so there really doesn't seem to be any reason to give up, at least based on the results. Sinner is among those who give Djokovic a standing ovation. He later gives his on-court interview. “Amazing. It means a lot that I can play one more final here,” says a smiling Sinner. “It’s the most special tournament we have. What Novak is still doing is amazing. We always have tough matches, the last one he won in the semis in Australia, so I tried to make a couple of adjustments. He had a tough match against Felix in the last round, which we’ll remember. I tried to stay aggressive, serving very well, which helped me a lot today. He’s the best returner in our game so I tried to mix it up and I’m very happy with the performance, with where I am, back in the finals, and of course we hope for a good final on Sunday.”

Djokovic holds with an ace and so, it's over to Sinner now to serve out the match. Sinner had held to love before this but Djokovic had to fight off a break point to get it. He does, though, and Sinner now has the task of serving his way to the final.

Sinner leads 5-4 in the third set.

Djokovic manages to make it 15-15 all with a back hand drop shot after pushing Sinner back with his serve. He follows it up with a serve into Sinner's body that the Italian somehow digs out with a back hand. Djokovic eventually hits a forehand long, trails 15-30. He draws back level by forcing a forehand error by Sinner, making the Italian run across the court with a fantastic forehand pass down the line. But a backhand lob goes long and Sinner has a break point. Djokovic saves it with an ace. Another ace to get to advantage himself and then he makes it a hat-trick to hold.

Sinner leads 4-3 in third set.

Since the 2023 US Open, Djokovic's journey in Grand Slams have often ended with defeats to either Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic would get there looking like he is at the peak of his form despite his age but then would end up looking his age in the clinical manner with which Sinner or Alcaraz would go about beating him. That run was snapped in the semifinal of the Australian Open this year against Sinner, although the final against Alcaraz was not much of a contest. Today, unfortunately for Djokovic, it looks like its going to be yet another one-sided defeat to one of these two new superstars of men's tennis. Sinner hardly breaks a sweat getting a break in the very first game of the third set and the same can be said for the way he held.

Sinner leads Djokovic 2-0 in the third set.

It was coming. Djokovic was broken at 4-4 in the first set, he is broken at 3-3 here. Sinner gets to 2 break points with a backhand winner to make it 15-40. Sinner then takes the second break point with a drop shot that leaves Djokovic rooted to the spot. It is one way traffic at the moment.

Sinner 4-3 Djokovic in the 2nd set

Three errant forehands on the trot from Djokovic and suddenly, Sinner has two break points! But Djokovic then claws his way back to make it 40-30. A stinger of a serve on Sinner's backhand and the Italian's return finds the net. Deuce. Djokovic then struts forward for a big cross-court backhander to take advantage but Sinner unfurls a cross-court backhander of his own to bring it back to deuce. Djokovic then pushes Sinner to his back hand and then sends a forehand the other way to take advantage again. Sinner then hits a forehand long and Djokovic holds. A game that lasted more than 7 minutes.

Djokovic leads 3-2 in the second set

Djokovic gets the Serbian support at Centre Court going when he swiftly goes on the attack on Sinner's serve to get to 30-30. However, Sinner then has a couple of straightforward holds to ensure there are no shock breaks at his expense. The on-court commentator mentioned a difference in the body language of the two players towards the end of the first set. Djokovic with a lot of angry stares to his corner whereas Sinner was much more positive towards his.

And now the Italian is a hold away from winning the first set. Djokovic fires a backhand wide at 15-30 to give Sinner two break points. Sinner burries a smash into the net and is left with one break point. This time, he nails a gorgeous backhand winner down the line and goes 5-4 up!

Sinner goes 30-0 down on Djokovic's serve before jumping back up and actually making his way to a break point. First sign of trouble on serve in this match. But Djokovic forces an error from Sinner with a booming backhand down the line, gets another forehand error from Italian to move into advantage and then holds with a booming ace.

Djokovic leads Sinner 3-2 in the first set.

All right, the players are done with their warmups. Djokovic had won the coin toss, remember and he serves first.

Djokovic and Sinner have both walked out at Centre Court. We can see a lot of empty seats but they won't remain like that for too long. This is THE big ticket of this tournament. Sinner is the favourite, he is World No.1, Djokovic is ranked 8th in the world. But Djokovic did win the last match between the pair at a Grand Slam...

It's all going Zverev's way at Centre Court but a little spark for Ferry. Trailing 4-2 in the third set, Ferry first saves a break point with a booming ace. Then wins the game with two consecutive aces.

Zverev wins the second set 6-2. Arthur Ferry goes off the court after the set. He needs a proper reset here, Zverev utterly rampant. One has to wonder if the German can reproduce this against Djokovic or Sinner. If he gets there, of course. At the moment, if Zverev doesn't get to the final, well that would mean we have seen one of the greatest comebacks in recent years in the latter stages of the Championships.

Alexander Zverev has edged out Arthur Fery 7-6 in the first set, which lasted 53 minutes. Fery is ranked in the 100s and was a wildcard entry at these Championships. It cannot be emphasised just how impressive it is that he is pushing the reigning French Open champion to this extent. If you want to know more about protagonist of this 'ferrytale', go ahead and click here.

The match between Djokovic and Sinner is the second semifinal to be played today on Centre Court. The first one -- between reigning French Open champion Alexander Zverev and the surprise home hope Arthur Fery -- is alread underway. Fery may be a surprise entry in the final four, the rank outsider compared to Zverev, Sinner and Djokovic. But right now, he is proving that he belongs here. He is serving while trailing 3-2 in the first set.