LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic began expressing a heartfelt thought about returning to the semifinals at the All England Club — “It means the world to me,” he was saying, “that I’m still able, at 38, to play (in the) final stages of Wimbledon” — when the Centre Court crowd interrupted with yelling and applause.

Jannik Sinner eased pre-match injury fears to sweep past Ben Shelton in straight sets on Wednesday, setting up a Wimbledon semifinal against Novak Djokovic. Sinner wore a protective sleeve on his right arm during his 7-6 (7/2),

Djokovic has reached the final in each of his last six appearances at Wimbledon, winning four titles in that time before finishing as runner-up to Alcaraz in the last two editions