- Serbian ‘shocked’ by his four-set defeat in semi-final
- Player admits he was ‘not playing up to par’ in Melbourne
World No 1 Novak Djokovic has admitted he was “shocked” by his Australian Open semi-final performance, after his 54 unforced errors helped Jannik Sinner to victory in four sets at Melbourne Park on Friday.
The Serbian had not lost at the tournament for 2195 days, but found himself down two sets inside 74 minutes against the Italian. “I was, in a way, shocked with my level, in a bad way,” he said. “This is one of the worst grand slam matches I’ve ever played, at least that I remember.”