JAN HAS NO MERCY

Young gun topples old master

- BY TED TRACEY

NOVAK DJOKOVIC came up short in his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title as Jannik Sinner reached his first French Open final.

Djokovic, who turned 38 last month, was bidding to become the oldest winner of a major title.

But in Sinner - 15 years his junior - the Serbian was essentially playing a younger, fitter version of himself.

It was a high-calibre contest befitting a semi-final between the current world's best player and arguably the greatest of all time.