By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Top seed Jannik Sinner ensured Novak Djokovic will be absent from a Wimbledon men's singles final for the first time in eight years after handing the Serbian great a brutal Centre Court battering on Friday.

Novak Djokovic has made it clear that he is not saying goodbye to Wimbledon with a loss to Jannik Sinner in the semifinals.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner dismantled Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6‑3, 6‑3, 6‑4, to claim his first Wimbledon final berth and, in doing so, halted Djokovic’s run of six consecutive appearances in this championship match.

Tennis icon Novak Djokovic opposes world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals at Wimbledon today. Find out how watch this match for free.

Jannik Sinner has overwhelmed a not-fully-fit Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals to set up a showdown for the championship against Carlos Alcaraz.

This time around, Sinner made it to the Wimbledon final by taking out Ben Shelton in the quarters and then Novak Djokovic in the semis, though he almost didn’t make it past the Round of 16 when he faced Grigor Dimitrov and an injury retirement saved his run.

Djokovic's late career lives on impeccable serving and first-strike tennis. In Sinner, he faces the apex predator of that guise of the sport

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Top-seeded Janik Sinner to face Carlos Alcaraz in Wimbledon final after Sinner defeats Djokovic, who had appeared in every Wimbledon final since 2018

The end to a storied career is nigh for Novak Djokovic, who fell in straight sets (3–6, 3–6, 4–6) to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the men's semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday afternoon.

On Friday, Novak Djokovic struggled to keep up with an in-form Jannik Sinner on Centre Court. After suffering what he described as a quote, “nasty fall” in his quarterfinal match with Flavio Cobolli, a noticeably hampered Djokovic fell to Sinner in straight sets on Friday (6-3, 6-3, 6-3).

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