New Delhi, July 11 -- Djokovic's last realistic path to a 25th Grand Slam title, Sinner's assertion that the commanding position in the sport belonged to a different generation. Sinner's crosscourt backhand winner down the line broke Djokovic's serve. The match was effectively decided from that moment, even if it would take another hour and forty minutes and two more sets to confirm it.

Sinner defeated Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes on Centre Court on Friday, advancing to Sunday's Wimbledon final against Alexander Zverev with the kind of performance that makes the word clinical feel inadequate. He dropped just four points on serve in the entire first set. He recorded four games won without conceding a single point. He...