LiveJannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic Live score: Sinner wins 1st set, Djokovic aims for comeback

Wow!! Novak Djokovic has somehow managed to hold on to his serve. He was 0-40 down in the game but has comeback superbly to make it 4-1. He has a great chance to close out the second set and needs to just hold on to his next two serves.

Novak Djokovic has broken Sinner finally!! Wow!! Amazing from the Serbian as he is 3-1 leading. Now, this is the chance for Djokovic to win the second set.

Novak Djokovic continues to get better in his game. Clearly, he is at his best now and saves his second serve and leads 2-1. But at some point, he will have to break Sinner's serve to have any chance of winning the second set or wait for the tie-breaker to win it.

Jannik Sinner is playing elite tennis at the moment. He is untouchable and has won the opening set 6-3 comfortably. Novak Djokovic played brilliantly and tried hard to make a comeback. But losing his first serve came back to hurt him. It's 1-0 in Sinner's favour after the first set now.

Jannik Sinner is leading 5-2 now and if he breaks Djokovic's serve now, he can win the first set. It is inevitable now that he wins the opening set as Djokovic is struggling at the moment. Can he hold on to his serve?

Novak Djokovic makes it 2-4 in the first set but will have to break Sinner's serve to make a comeback in the first set. Can he do it? 

Jannik Sinner holds on to his serve even as Djokovic fought hard and even had a break point at one stage. But Sinner has been too good so far. Now, can Djokovic hold on to his serve?

Novak Djokovic has finally arrived. He holds on to his serve this time somehow but Sinner is still ahead 3-1 and the favourite to win the opening set. Can Djokovic break Sinner now?

Jannik Sinner breaks Novak Djokovic's first serve itself and has started to dominate the proceedings. Unbelievable already!! Sinner is 2-0 lead ahead in the first set within the first 10 minutes.

Finally, the match is underway and Sinner hasn't taken much time to win the opening game and hold his serve. Novak Djokovic will serve now and will be hoping to hold his serve to start with. Can he do it though?

Both Sinner and Djokovic are in their playing kits now, warming up to serve the best tennis to the jam-packed crowd at the Rod Laver Arena. The game is getting underway in the next few minutes now. Announcements are currently in progress.

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner have just made their appearance at the Rod Laver Arena. They will warm up for some time now before the match gets underway. This means we might have a start in the next 10-15 minutes. We will bring you all the updates as and when the mother of all clashes gets underway.

There is no idea yet why the match hasn't begun. It is currently being told that the game is scheduled to commence at 3:40 PM IST, but even that seems unlikely now. We are expecting a game to start anytime soon, may be before 4 PM IST.

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner clash will start at 3:25 PM now...The match was scheduled to get underway at 2:40 PM but the Alcaraz-Zverev thriller lasted for more than five hours with the former eventually coming up trumps. Who will join the Spaniard in the final? We will get to know in a bit...

Two of the biggest tennis stars in the world will take on each other here at the Rod Laver Arena. Sinner has been a problem for Djokovic in recent years, but the Serbian will look to make the most of his experience here in hopes of taking down the Italian.

Welcome to our live coverage of the second Australian Open 2026 semi-final. Tonight, we have Jannik Sinner taking on the legendary Novak Djokovic. Ranked world number two and four respectively, both stars will look to showcase their best performance here.