Djokovic has lost his past three matches against Sinner. Beating him today is just the second step of three on the path to tennis

Nole was very skilled in finding a strategy that exposed the weaknesses of the German player, who no longer knew what to do to win a point. The former world number 1 needs a more titanic feat yet more against Jannik, who has beaten him in the last three official matches.

Djokovic made it to the semifinals at the Australian Open and is now into the final four at Roland Garros, where he’ll meet Jannik Sinner. Sinner is a -480 favorite over Djokovic in Friday afternoon’s semifinal.