Reigning champion Jannik Sinner clinically swept aside record-chasing Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals, setting up a title showdown with Alexander Zverev.

The world number one powered to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory on Centre Court over the 39-year-old Djokovic, whose latest bid for a 25th Grand Slam hit a familiar stumbling block.

Sinner has not dropped a set since a rusty first-round showing. The 24-year-old Italian will be favored to retain the title when he faces French Open champion Zverev, having won their last nine meetings.

Sinner is targeting his fifth Grand Slam title, which would bring him within two of rival Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic was again hoping to break the all-time record for most Grand Slam singles titles, held jointly with Margaret Court.

Djokovic kept that dream alive with a remarkable five-and-a-quarter-hour win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the longest-ever Wimbledon quarterfinal. But the Serb had little left to seriously push Sinner, who crushed 40 winners in a dominant display.

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