Wimbledon Sends Personal Message to Novak Djokovic Amid Retirement Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The tennis world was abuzz with retirement speculation for Novak Djokovic following his straight‑sets loss to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals.

Fast forward to his semifinal against Jannik Sinner, and something pretty unexpected happened on court: Sinner actually apologized to Novak about that fall when the two met at the net following match point. And of course, in true Djokovic fashion, he had the classiest response that’s got everyone talking about his sportsmanship.

Novak Djokovic wanted to make this much clear after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday: This was not a farewell performance. Djokovic intends to compete again at the All England Club.