"Holy Toledo, what an effort from Sin City" as Emma Raducanu, Matteo Berrettini and Brad Gilbert among others share delight in Jannik Sinner Australian Open semi-final win

Jannik Sinner's victory in the 2024 Australian Open semifinals against Novak Djokovic impressed the tennis world, including Emma Raducanu, Matteo Berrettini, and Brad Gilbert. The young Italian achieved one of the most significant triumphs of his career, garnering reactions from various tennis personalities on social media.

The 22-year-old rising star secured a remarkable win against the 10-time Australian Open champion. Djokovic had an impressive streak of 33 consecutive victories, setting a historic record at the Australian Open by winning the last four titles he contested.

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Despite Djokovic's formidable record, Sinner continued to showcase the excellent form he has displayed in recent months, propelling him to the semifinals in Melbourne without dropping a set. The young tennis player dominated Djokovic in the first two sets. While Djokovic mounted a slight comeback in the third set, winning it in a tie-break, Sinner maintained control of the match from start to finish, ultimately sealing the victory with a score of 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-3.

One of those closely watching the match was Emma Raducanu, who shared a photo watching the match at 5:54 AM.

Brad Gilbert, the current coach of Coco Gauff and former coach of tennis greats like Andre Agassi and Andy Murray, congratulated Sinner and also his colleague Darren Cahill, the coach of the new Australian Open finalist:

"Holy Toledo, what an effort from Sin City, @janniksin taking out Djoker to make 1st slam final @AustralianOpen most impressively didn’t face a BP in 4 sets @darren_cahill," Gilbert wrote on X.

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Holy Toledo what a effort from Sin City 🌃 @janniksin taking out Djoker to make 1st slam final @AustralianOpen most impressively didn’t face a BP in 4 sets @darren_cahill 👌😎👍💪👊

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Rod Laver, the Australian tennis legend who witnessed the Djokovic-Sinner match live, took the opportunity to leave a message for Sinner on social media.

“Congratulations to Jannik Sinner on reaching his first Grand Slam singles final. That was some feat against the King of Melbourne Park!”

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Congratulations to Jannik Sinner on reaching his first Grand Slam singles final. That was some feat against the King of Melbourne Park! 🚀

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In addition, several of Jannik Sinner's compatriots used their Instagram stories to congratulate him on the tremendous victory, including Fabio Fognini, Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Flavia Pennetta, Andreas Seppi, and Roberta Vinci.

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Lorenzo Musetti and Matteo Berrettini IG story on Jannik Sinner's win

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