Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic meets Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz faces Daniil Medvedev

With Sinner, Djokovic, Alcaraz and Medvedev reaching the past four, it is the archetypal clip since 2012 that the Wimbledon men's semi-finalists are each successful the apical 8 seeds

Novak Djokovic believes his formidable grounds astatine Wimbledon ensures helium remains the favourite to triumph the men's singles rubric going into Friday's semi-finals.

Spanish apical effect Carlos Alcaraz faces Russian 3rd effect Daniil Medvedev successful the 2nd semi-final consecutive after.

"I don't privation to dependable arrogant, but of people I would see myself favourite," said 2nd effect Djokovic.

The Serb is bidding for a 5th successive triumph astatine the All England Club, which would besides spot him adjacent Margaret Court's all-time grounds of 24 large titles.

"Judging with the results I had successful my vocation here, erstwhile 4 occasions of Wimbledon that I won, I bash see myself favourite," helium added.

The opposition of acquisition betwixt Djokovic and Sinner is starkly laid bare by the statistics.

Sinner, 21, reached his archetypal Grand Slam semi-final by beating Russian Roman Safiullin, portion Djokovic volition beryllium contesting a 46th large semi-final - equalling Roger Federer's all-time men's record.

Djokovic is aiming to scope a 35th Grand Slam singles final, which would beryllium an outright grounds and determination him up of American Chris Evert.

Djokovic, who turned 36 successful May, is bidding to go the 3rd oldest subordinate successful the Open epoch to scope the men's singles last aft 39-year-old Ken Rosewall and 37-year-old Federer.

Sinner could go the youngest antheral to scope the Wimbledon last since 2007, though that could aboriginal beryllium surpassed by 20-year-old Alcaraz.

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"He's a precise implicit player," said Djokovic.

"I'm looking guardant to that challenge. I'm definite that he's going to beryllium very, precise motivated to win. On the different hand, I am, too."

The lucifer is besides a repetition of past year's quarter-final erstwhile Sinner came adjacent to beating Djokovic, earlier the seasoned fought backmost from 2 sets down to win.

"It's going to beryllium a wholly antithetic lucifer than past year," said Sinner, who is lone playing successful the Wimbledon main gully for the 3rd time.

"He knows maine better, arsenic I cognize him better. It's going to beryllium besides a small spot tactical.

"In the different way, it is besides going to beryllium a small spot mental. It's ever pugnacious to play against Novak, particularly astatine Grand Slams.

"But I'm happy. I volition combat for each ball. I volition bask the moment, but knowing that I tin spell hard and trying to bushed him."

Alcaraz excited to look 'octopus' Medvedev

Even if Djokovic does bushed Sinner, determination is inactive guaranteed to beryllium a first-time Wimbledon finalist successful the signifier of Alcaraz oregon Medvedev.

The brace person some won large titles connected the US Open hard courts, but volition effort to scope their archetypal Wimbledon last aft a summertime of marked betterment astatine the All England Club.

Alcaraz had lone played 2 elder tournaments connected the aboveground going into this summer, but showed his imaginable by winning the Queen's rubric and continued to impressment this fortnight.

After beating chap 20-year-old Holger Rune successful the quarter-finals, Alcaraz said it was a "dream" to scope the past 4 astatine Wimbledon.

But the satellite fig 1 knows helium faces a stern introspection against Medvedev, who helium described arsenic a "really implicit player".

"I deliberation [Andrey] Rublev said a fewer times, he's an octopus. He catches each ball. It is amazing. He's an astonishing athlete," said Alcaraz.

"I deliberation a premix of everything. He does astir everything well."

Former satellite fig 1 Medvedev besides had small pedigree astatine Wimbledon earlier this year, having ne'er antecedently gone beyond the past 16.

Most of the 27-year-old's occurrence has travel connected hard courts, notably erstwhile helium won his archetypal large rubric astatine the 2021 US Open.

Grass courts person been his slightest palmy aboveground successful caller years, starring to Medvedev saying earlier the tourney helium was hoping to alteration his fortunes.

The Russian was not capable to play Wimbledon past twelvemonth aft players from his federation were banned due to the fact that of the penetration of Ukraine.

"I ever said I privation to beryllium here, I privation to play. Wimbledon is an astonishing tourney and I wanted to bash good due to the fact that it was my worst Grand Slam," helium said.

"I ne'er managed to get into the travel here. That's wherefore I was truly motivated this year."

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