While Sinner has the upper-hand on hard and clay, he has never defeated Djokovic on grass. And we have already seen the world No 1 on the receiving end of an almighty reprieve this year, given his two-set deficit to Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round, before the Bulgarian had to agonisingly retire.

Novak Djokovic made the ominous decision to call off his afternoon practice session at Wimbledon on Thursday following a ‘nasty’ fall. The Serbian is set to face Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals on Friday after he slid and fell in his Wednesday’s quarter-final win over Flavio Cobolli.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner takes on sixth seed and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster Wimbledon 2025 semifinal in London on Friday.

Every other day at Wimbledon has brought an opportunity to compare the greatest player in men's tennis and one of his heirs.

SportsLine's Jose Onorato reveals his picks for the 2025 Wimbledon men's semifinal of Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic on Friday

Jannik Sinner sure didn’t play like someone dealing with an injured right elbow Wednesday, using terrific serving and his usual booming forehand to dismiss 10th-seeded Ben Shelton 7-6 (2),