While Sinner has the upper-hand on hard and clay, he has never defeated Djokovic on grass. And we have already seen the world No 1 on the receiving end of an almighty reprieve this year, given his two-set deficit to Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round, before the Bulgarian had to agonisingly retire.

Novak Djokovic has missed training at Wimbledon ahead of his semi-final on Friday against Jannik Sinner, raising fresh injury fears following his fall in Wednesday’s quarter-final.

The Wimbledon men's singles semi-finals take place at the All England Club on Friday. If ever a Grand Slam semi-final involving Spain's Carlos Alcaraz could be described as a warm-up act that could be a fair description of his clash with American Taylor Fritz in the opening match on Centre Court.

SportsLine's Jose Onorato reveals his picks for the 2025 Wimbledon men's semifinal of Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic on Friday

Hugh Grant was sitting in the Royal Box for Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli's quarterfinal match at Wimbledon on Wednesday, an afternoon that, on its face, seems like quite the exciting time. In actuality, though, it was hard to tell whether the actor was enjoying himself.

Novak Djokovic is still in the hunt for his 25th career Major title when he takes on No. 22 seed Italian Flavio Cobolli for a spot in the semifinals.

Novak Djokovic tells BBC Sport's Lee McKenzie he hopes there will be no lasting impact after the "awkward" fall he suffered in the final game of his Wimbledon quarter-final win.