"I never stopped believing in myself, he said. There's a lot of people that doubt me. I see there is a lot of experts all of a sudden that wanted to retire me or have retired me many times the last couple of years. I want to thank them all, because they gave me strength. They gave me motivation to prove them wrong, which I have tonight."
"I wouldn't dare to call it [my] finest ever [victory] but definitely the finest in the last couple of years, said Djokovic. Under the circumstances and semis against Sinner, who has been playing best tennis of his life in the last couple of years, particularly here the two-time defending champion, [it] doesn't get better than this."
Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the Australian Open final. Djokovic will play his 11th Australian Open final and 38th grand slam final overall. At 38 he becomes the oldest Australian Open men's finalist in history. Djokovic credited doubters for giving him strength and motivation to prove them wrong. He produced a superlative, bold offensive performance, using his forehand and clutch serving while matching Sinner's physicality despite a 14-year age gap. Sinner entered the match as the No 2 seed and two-time defending champion.
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