After his marathon clash with Sinner, there will be many rooting for the Serb, but it’ll take another humongous effort to beat Alcaraz in a best of five sets encounter

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during his semi-final win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday. Pic/AFP

The clock at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne was inching towards two in the morning when Jannik Sinner’s backhand sailed outside the tramline to give Novak Djokovic one of his finest victories and a place in the final of the Men’s singles of the Australian Open for yet another time. He has won the title a record 10 times and is now in a position to win the 25th major title if he can overcome the fleetness, speed, power and some cheeky, innovative shots that Carlos Alcaraz produces just for fun. Alcaraz has beaten Djokovic in straight sets in Wimbledon and after this marathon clash with Sinner, will Novak have enough left in the tank for another famous win? There will be many rooting for the Serb for it’s clear that both Alcaraz and Sinner are at a different level than the rest and it takes a humongous effort to beat them at a major, where it is a best of five sets encounter.

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