Djokovic vs Sinner: Wimbledon 2025 semifinal – as it happened

That’s it from our live coverage of the men’s singles semifinals at Wimbledon.

We hope you enjoyed the day with us as we all found out this year’s final will be between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Do join us for a bumper Sunday of sport if you can.

For now, though – from Kevin Hand and Hafsa Adil – it’s goodbye.

Attention in SW19 now turns to the women’s final on Saturday.

American Amanda Anisimova (13) takes Poland’s Iga Swiatek (8).

We have a double header coming up from Al Jazeera Sport on Sunday with the men’s singles final at Wimbledon.

We’ll also bring you full commentary of the final of the FIFA Club World Cup, with Paris Saint-Germain taking on Chelsea.

Do join us for both if you can.

Click here to read our report following the men’s semifinals.

Djokovic puts the loss down to the reality of “age catching up” with him.

“I didn’t move as well [on court] as I had hoped. It’s not bad fortune. It’s just age and wear and tear of the body.”

The Serbian champion said the reality of his age has hit him hard in the past 18 months.

“When I’m fit, I can play very good tennis, and I have proven it, but this year has been a real struggle for me physically,” he said.

The 38-year-old says whenever he comes up against the likes of Alcaraz or Sinner in a Grand Slam match, he feels like he’s “going into the match with tank half-empty”.

It’s Djokovic’s turn to speak after the match, and the tennis great says his Wimbledon career is not over.

“I am not planning to finish my Wimbledon career today. I am planning to come back.”

Alcaraz is now speaking to the media at his post-semifinal news conference.

He said he expects to be pushed “to the limit” by Sinner in Sunday’s final.

Looking back at the French Open final, the Spaniard refers to it as “the best match I ever played” and one in which he was pushed by the world number one.

As for Sunday’s match, he said he hopes it’s not another five-hour-plus final again.

When Sinner is finally asked about his opponent in Sunday’s final, the Italian says he’s not sure if they can improve on the French Open final from last month.

“We try to push ourselves to the limit. We all saw what happened in the last final, so we never know.”

The world number one says he loves watching his nemesis and hopes that the match will be “a good one”.

Analysing his performance, Sinner says he is happy with his service game.

“I felt great on court and tried to stay calm. I tried to play the best tennis I could.”

Sinner is pleased to have booked a place in the final of a tournament where he initially struggled.

“I couldn’t move very well [on grass] when I started.”

Sinner says it feels “amazing” to have entered his first Wimbledon final.

“I would always watch Wimbledon as a kid growing up. I could have never imagined I would play here in the final.”

Djokovic has a smile on his face as he walks off Centre Court to loud applause from the fans.

The seven-time Wimbledon champion waves to the crowd, who must be wondering if it will be the last time they will see the Serb on Centre Court.

Only time will tell.

Sinner is serving for the match.

He begins with a good serve that is wide, but Djokovic reaches it and makes a rally out of it. But the Serb eventually hits it long, and Sinner is 15-0 up.

Sinner’s perfectly angled serve is too hard for Djokovic to reach, and he returns wide again.

Sinner has two match points after Djokovic nets another return.

The Italian serves wide to Djokovic’s right, and the Serb does not even bother running back after hitting a return. Sinner respectfully dispatches the ball on Djokovic’s opposite side.

He lifts both arms in his team’s direction.

The Italian looks like he hardly broke a sweat despite the heat.

Sinner 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 Djokovic

Djokovic needs to win this game to stay in the tournament, and he starts well in his service game.

He goes 30-0 up, but Sinner fights back to level things.

Sinner then pushes Djokovic to hit a couple of unforced errors before the Serb saves a match point, and the players are locked in a deuce. The point sways between the two, and Djokovic, somehow, finds it within him to make Sinner hit a long return and follow it up with another one to win the game.

Djokovic 4-5, 3-6, 3-6 Sinner

Sinner’s service game is back as he hits a couple of aces on the trot and finishes the game with a winner on Djokovic’s left.

Sinner 5-3, 6-3, 6-3 Djokovic

The seven-time Wimbledon winner is not giving up yet.

He is able to go through his service game quickly, thanks to a few good serves, and gets a short break to cool off before Sinner goes again.

Djokovic 4-3, 3-6, 3-6 Sinner