Djokovic was bidding for a record-extending 38th Grand Slam final, and eighth in Paris, where he was won three times. But he spent much of the semifinal camped behind the baseline, sliding at full stretch and grunting loudly while Sinner sent him scurrying left and right like a windscreen wiper.

Jannik Sinner wins in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(3) over Novak Djokovic to advance to his first French Open final, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz

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.