Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic - that's your men's singles final for the Australian Open 2026. World No. 1 in his first Melbourne final, against World No. 4 in his 11th. Records are there to be made no matter what on Sunday.

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Novak Djokovic faced 18 break points today, and astonishingly, he saved 16 of them. He was near flawless under pressure today. Saved break point on numerous occasions in the final set, often from 15-40 or even 0-40 down. A performance to remember.

After winning in 2024 and 2025, Jannik Sinner's reign at the Rod Laver Arena comes to an end. The Italian was certainly the favourite on paper heading into this match, but lost out to Djokovic in a high-quality tennis match. Sinner had reached each of the last five Grand Slam finals, so that streak also comes to an end.

11th Australian Open final for the ageless Novak Djokovic. The duopoly of 'SinCaraz' finals has been broken, and who else but Djokovic to do so. He has never lost an Australian Open final, remember. Can he win the coveted 25th Grand Slam on Sunday?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS! Take a bow! The 10-time champion will fight for one more on Sunday. Incredible, incredible victory. Commiserations to Jannik Sinner, whose reign over the Australian Open comes to an end here. But at 38, Djokovic will play a Grand Slam final again! H

Novak Djokovic beats Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Incredible from Jannik Sinner! He saves two match points! Djokovic was up 40-15 on his serve, but Sinner somehow wins the next two points and forces deuce. This final is not over just yet.

Jannik Sinner does not lose a single point and holds serve. He closes the gap to 5-4. The next game is extremely decisive. Sinner must break Djokovic to keep his hopes alive. If Djokovic wins the next game, Djokovic wins the match.

One game away! Novak Djokovic shows his class once again. He was 0-40 down, and he pulled it back to win the game. Incredible tennis, and you have to feel for Sinner here as well, who is giving it his all too.

Sinner must hold serve to stay alive in the match now.

Incredible tennis on show, once again. What a game this is turning out to be. Right after being broken, Sinner does brilliantly to take a 0-40 lead on Djokovic's serve. But the Serb fights back and claws it back to deuce!

Massive moment! Novak Djokovic BREAKS Jannik Sinner in the deciding fifth set. Incredible tennis from the 38-year-old Serb, who takes in the applause from the crowd. He won five straight points to go from 15-40 all the way to winning the game! He leads 4-3 now in the fifth set. Hold serve, and he's going to enter an 11th Australian Open final.

Stunning stuff from Djokovic! The Serb pulls it from 15-40 all the way to deuce! Scintillating tennis, and he smashes an incredible forehand winner to make it 40-40. For the first time in this set, Sinner faces a fight to hold serve.

3-3! Novak Djokovic is forced to dig deep for the first two points, but then the Serb brings out two phenomenal aces to close out the sixth game of the fifth set. Halfway stage of the deciding set, and it's still anyone's game.

Shades of the third set in the fifth set. Jannik Sinner is closing out his serves at a fairly quick pace, all the while forcing Djokovic to dig deep to hold his own serve. Sinner leads 3-2 now, keeping the pressure on Novak.

Was that the best game of the match so far? Sinner and Djokovic going for it, both see their advantage cancelled out once each after deuce, but finally the Serb holds strong and clinches the game. 2-2.

Jannik Sinner once again denied a break by Djokovic. After holding serve, The Italian was up 15-40, but the Serb bounces back in tremendous fashion to pull it back to deuce. Terrific tennis on display at the Rod Laver Arena.

Exhilerating tennis at the Rod Laver Arena! Jannik Sinner goes up 15-40 on Djokovic's serve but the Serb bounces back in spectacular fashion to pull it to deuce and then hold serve. 1-1 in the fifth set!

Jannik Sinner does not repeat the mistake from the last set, and holds serve quite comfortably in the first game of the fifth and final set. The Italian was the favourite heading into this match, but Djokovic has proved once again today why he's arguably the greatest to ever hold a tennis racquet.

Djokovic wins the fourth set! Sinner gave it his all in that game, but Djokovic prevails in the end. He celebrates with a fistpump, and the crowd erupts at the Rod Laver Arena. For the second-time today, the semi-final is going to the fifth set!

Not yet for Novak. Djokovic takes a 40-15 lead on his serve, but squanders both set points as Jannik Sinner dishes out two excellent forehands to pull it back to deuce. The Italian isn't giving this up so easily.

Jannik Sinner has now smashed 21 aces today, making it his career best in a single match! He takes the ninth game to keep the set alive at 5-4, but Djokovic will win the set if he holds serve next time out.

Djokovic bounces back, cancels Sinner's advantage and then goes on and wins the game to hold serve. Make that 5-3 to Djokovic in the fourth set. The crowd continues to chant "Novak, Novak". Sinner will now serve to stay in the set.

Enthralling game between Sinner and Djokovic. Sinner threatens to break and takes a 30-40 lead, but Djokovic fights back to pull it to deuce. This is the Italian's best chance so far in the fourth set. 

And he takes advantage!

Both Sinner and Djokovic have held serve since Djokovic's break at the beginning of the fourth set. Djokovic leads 4-3 now, and is set to serve. If he holds serve for the rest of the set, he will clinch it and make it 2-2.

And he begins the eighth game with an ace!

Djokovic seems to have found his groove once again in the semi-final. The crowd is chanting "Novak, Novak", and the Serb is responding with arguably his best tennis of the day. Somehow, the 38-year-old seems to have found some energy that he was lacking in the third set. He now leads 3-1 in the fourth set.

Djokovic BREAKS! The 38-year-old makes an incredible start to the fourth set, and breaks Jannik Sinner immediately. The Rod Laver Arena erupts into applause. This is just what Djokovic needed to regain momentum after losing the previous set.

Djokovic then holds serve with relative ease. He leads 2-0 in the fourth set.

The fourth set begins. If Novak Djokovic wants to enter the Australian Open final for the 11th time in his career, he must fight through the odds and win the final two sets. Sinner to serve first in the fourth set.

Jannik Sinner BREAKS and wins the third set! This could be a massive moment in the second semi-final. Djokovic finally runs out of steam in the third set, and is powerless to prevent Sinner from breaking. The Italian wins the third set 6-4, and leads 2 sets to 1!

Jannik Sinner leads 0-40 on Djokovic's serve! This is huge! The Serb must fight back otherwise the Italian is set to take the lead in the match once again.

Jannik Sinner holds serve and takes a 5-4 lead in the third set. Not much of a challenge put by Djokovic in that game. If he breaks Djokovic now, he can clinch the third set and take a crucial 2-1 lead in the contest.

4-4 now in the third set. Sinner and Djokovic continue to hold serve. Djokovic is being stretched by the Italian, but he is hanging on. We are not far away from a potential tie-breaker deciding the winner of the third set.

Sinner and Djokovic have held serve for each of their first three games of the third set. This set looks to be going down to the wire. 3-3 at the moment, with both men having won one set each.

Jannik Sinner ends up preventing a Djokovic break point to hold serve and make it 3-2 in the third set. With Djokovic serving second in this set, it keeps the pressure on him. 

Djokovic is battling on despite appearing tired, and he had a chance to break Sinner in the fifth game of the third set. However, Sinner delivers two exceptional shots to force deuce and then take advantage.

Novak Djokovic is no longer a spring chicken at 38, and the intensity of the battle with Sinner appears to be visibly impacting him. Even the commentators mention that Djokovic appears exhausted. However, he continues to hold serve, and survives a scare to make it 2-2 in the third set.

Novak Djokovic holds serve to make it 1-1, and then threatens to break Sinner's serve. However, the Italian reacts brilliantly to a drop shot by Djokovic, and turns the scales in his favour. Another unforced error by Djokovic hands Sinner the 2-1 lead.

The third set of the Australian Open 2026 semi-final is underway. Jannik Sinner serves first, and he holds. Djokovic to serve now. The match nicely poised and firmly hanging in the balance.

Second set goes to Novak Djokovic! The 38-year-old fights back after dropping the first set with an excellent performance in the second. He broke Sinner once, and then maintained his composure under pressure. He clinches the second set 6-3.

All to play for!

Jannik Sinner holds serve as Djokovic does not put up much of a fight. It's 5-3 now in favour of Djokovic. The Serb will now serve to try and clinch the second set. Can the 38-year-old level up the match to 1-1?

Stunning from Djokovic! Put under pressure by Sinner, who took advantage after deuce. But Djokovic tells the crowd to ramp up the cheering, and then delivers three aces in a row to clinch the game. He leads 5-2 in the second set.

Meanwhile, there may be a small injury concern for the Serb.

Jannik Sinner holds serve and closes the gap in the second set to 4-2. Much better from the Italian, who regains some of his prowess on his own serve in that game. Still very much Djokovic's set to lose, though.

Novak Djokovic was down 15-40 on his own serve, but he fights back to force deuce and then wins the game. The Serb is on top of his game at the moment, and he leads the second set 4-1. Pressure on Sinner for the first time today.

Massive moment! Novak Djokovic BREAKS Jannik Sinner. The last few minutes have been absolutely excellent from the Serb, and he dishes out a 142 kmph forehand for the winner. Djokovic takes a crucial 3-1 lead in the second set.

The fourth game of the first set enters deuce. Djokovic fought brilliantly to lead 30-40 on Sinner's serve, but wasted a break chance as he smashed the ball into the net. However, he then gets advantage as Sinner slams it too long!

Business as usual so far in the second set. Sinner levels it at 1-1 by holding serve, and then Djokovic does not drop a single point en route to winning the third game of the set, taking a 2-1 lead.

Good start to the second set for Novak Djokovic! This time, he does not slip up on his serve, and wins the first game to take a 1-0 lead. After the opening few games, Djokovic has matched Sinner in this contest.

Jannik Sinner takes the first set! The Italian rides on his early break and does not drop a single game on his own serve. He wins the first set 6-3. Can Djokovic bounce back?

Novak Djokovic holds serve once again. He will be seriously rueing the game he squandered right at the start. The Serb has looked better and better as the set has gone on. He needs to break now to keep the set alive.

Jannik Sinner holds serve and makes it 5-2 in the first set. The Italian can now clinch the first set if he breaks Djokovic in the next game. So far, it has been an imperious performance from the reigning AO champion.

Novak Djokovic wins his second game of the first set. He raced into a 40-0 lead, before an unforced error allowed Sinner back in. However, Djokovic closed out the game before Sinner coul pull it back to deuce.

Sinner serves a powerful ace to close out the fifth game, and sail into a 4-1 lead. Djokovic provided the Italian a scare for the first time in this set, but ultimately the World No. 2 holds on strong.

Break point for Djokovic, who is steadily finding his rhythm now. However, he fails to convert it and the fifth game of the first set also goes into deuce. Remember, Djokovic needs a break in order to keep this set alive.

First game won by Djokovic today. Couple of scares from Sinner, but the Serb holds serve with an ace after gaining advantage. 3-1 lead for Sinner now. Can Djokovic use that to bounce back?

The fourth game of the first set goes into deuce. Jannik Sinner is making some ferocious returns and had another break point momentarily. However, Djokovic bounces back to force the game into deuce. Can he now convert that into his first game win of the match?

BREAK! Jannik Sinner breaks Novak Djokovic at the first time of asking. Terrific start by the Italian, forgettable start for the Serb. Djokovic makes a number of unforced errors early on. Sinner up 2-0 in the first set.

Sinner then holds serve with relative ease to go into a 3-0 lead. The match has been on for barely 10 minutes!

We are LIVE! Jannik Sinner serves first and romps to a lead in the first set. Excellent service from the Italian, almost catching Djokovic out a little. Sinner leads 1-0 in the first set.

We are now in the final minute of the warmups! After a classic between Alcaraz and Zverev, the Rod Laver Arena now awaits the match between two players defining two generations of tennis.  

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner are now walking out onto the Rod Laver Arena. This is set to be a classic. Don't go anywhere, folks. Stay tuned for all the live updates. Australian Open 2026, second semi-final - Coming up!

Some visuals coming across now showing Novak Djokovic warming up, ahead of his semi-final against Jannik Sinner. The 38-year-old is gunning for an 11th Australian Open final. He has never lost an Australian Open final.

While we wait for the match between Djokovic and Sinner to begin, let's take a moment to talk about Carlos Alcaraz. The World No. 1's never-give-up attitude is well known, but perhaps today's achievement takes the cake, as he beat World No. 3 Zverev despite struggling with injury. He will play the Australian Open final for the first time on Sunday. If he wins, he will become the youngest-ever player to win all 4 Grand Slams.

Sinner leads Djokovic 6-4 in the head-to-head between the two in ATP tournaments. More importantly, Sinner has won each of the last five meetings between the two. Djokovic hasn't beaten Sinner since 2023!

Carlos Alcaraz has just beaten Alexander Zverev to reach the Australian Open 2026 men's singles final! Stunning victory for the Spanish World No. 1, who battled through despite a mid-match groin injury. The final score of that match: Alcaraz beats Zverev 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5.

With that, the match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic should begin shortly.

An injured Carlos Alcaraz has just broken Alexander Zverev to level it at 5-5 in the deciding set of the other semi-final. Incredible from the World No. 1. Looks like we're heading to a super tie-break. What a match we're witnessing. Let's hope the Djokovic-Sinner clash can also live up to the billing.

We are waiting for the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev to finish. Alcaraz was two sets up and on course for a dominant win before he suffered an injury to his groin. That has seen Zverev tie it to 2-2. Currently, Zverev leads 5-4 in the deciding set and he's about to serve for the win.

Apart from his third round match against Eliot Spizzirri, when he lost the first set and was trailing in the second, Jannik Sinner has been nearly unstoppable. He has not lost a set in any other match, and brushed aside 8th seed Ben Shelton in straight sets in the quarters. Having won two Australian Open titles on the trot, there is no doubt Sinner is the favourite for today's game.

Novak Djokovic has received two successive walkovers in the leadup to this semi-final. 16th seed Jakub Mensik gave a walkover without the match being played, while 5th seed Lorenzo Musetti was two sets up before an injury forced him to retire, handing Djokovic a semi-final berth.

When it comes to hard or indoor courts, Sinner leads Djokovic 3-1 in the head-to-head battle. This includes his landmark win for the Italian in the 2024 Australian Open semi-final, which ended Djokovic's 33-match winning streak in Melbourne.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second semi-final of the day as Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner square off in a bid to book the elusive spot in the Australian Open 2026 men's singles final. Sinner currently holds a 6-4 lead in their official head-to-head record but Djokovic, as history has taught us, can't be undermined.