Jan 31, 2026
After a thrilling five-set victory over Jannik Sinner in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic added another milestone to his incredible career: he became the oldest man in the Open Era to advance to the Australian Open final. He surpassed the 1972 record set by Ken Rosewall. At the time, Rosewall was 37 years and 2 days old. Meanwhile, the 38-year-old Djokovic overcame a four-hour, nine-minute match at Rod Laver Arena under the lights to get within one victory of winning the 11th Australian Open and the record-extending 25th Grand Slam.
Djokovic arrived in the semi-final carrying the weight of a five-match losing run against Sinner and a season defined by near-misses, having exited at the semi-final stage of all four majors in 2025. That pattern appeared in danger of repeating when he trailed by two sets to one. Instead, the Serbian resisted relentlessly, saving 16 of the 18 break points he faced and eventually overturning the two-time defending champion 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
“I am lost for words right now, to be honest. It feels surreal to be honest. Playing for over four hours, it is nearly 2 am. Reminiscing about 2012 when I played Rafa in the final and that was almost six hours. The level of intensity and the quality of tennis was extremely high and I knew that was the only way for me to win tonight against him. He won the past five matches against me. He had my mobile number, so I had to change my number for tonight,” said Djokovic, who is in his first major final since Wimbledon 2024.
Djokovic reflects on final vs AlcarazThe match marked Djokovic’s first five-set contest since Roland Garros 2024, when he escaped against Francisco Cerundolo. His reward is a final against Carlos Alcaraz, who earlier contested the longest semi-final in tournament history, a five-hour, 27-minute win over Alexander Zverev to reach his first Australian Open final.
“I did watch [Alcaraz-Zverev]. I was very eager to get out on the court. What an incredible match. We tried to match that quality and intensity, but credit to both of those guys, battling it out. I saw Carlos after the match and he told me ‘I am sorry to delay the start of your match’, and I told him I am an old man and I need to go earlier to sleep. I am looking forward to seeing him in a few days,” Djokovic said.
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