Djokovic battles from two sets down to reach 11th Wimbledon semi-final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets to love down to defeat Jannik Sinner and reach his 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday.

Djokovic triumphed 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and will face Britain's Cameron Norrie or David Goffin of Belgium for a place in Sunday's final.

It was the seventh time in the Serb's career that he had recovered from two sets to love at the Slams.

"Huge congrats to Jannik for a big fight; he's so mature for his age, he has plenty of time ahead of him," said Djokovic.

"The first two sets compared to the next three were like two different matches. He was the better player for those first two sets.

"But at the end of the second set, I took a toilet break, gave myself a little pep talk, tried to gather my thoughts.

"I broke early in the third set. I saw a little bit of doubt start to come into his movement. I have many years experience of playing on these courts and coping with the pressure."

.@DjokerNole's 7 comebacks from 2-sets down:2022 #Wimbledon QF (Sinner)2021 @rolandgarros F (Tsitsipas)2021 @RolandGarros 4R (Musetti)2015 @Wimbledon 4R (Anderson)2012 @RolandGarros 4R (Seppi)2011 @USOpen SF (Federer)2005 #Wimbledon 2R (Garcia-Lopez)

Djokovic is bidding to go level with Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion and stand just one-off Roger Federer's men's record of eight.

He appeared set for a routine afternoon when he swept into a 4-1 lead in the opener and had a break point for 5-1 against the 20-year-old Italian.

Sinner, the 10th seed, saved it and rallied to move 6-5 ahead, carving out an opportunity to serve for the set.

Djokovic saved a set point, but a netted service return gave the Italian the set.

Sinner, relentlessly unleashing winners from all corners of the court, stunned