Jannik Sinner Eases Past Ben Shelton To Secure Spot In Wimbledon Quarter-Finals
Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals by defeating Ben Shelton in straight sets on Sunday. The world number one showcased his best performance at this year's grass-court major, securing a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) victory on No.1 Court.Sinner quickly broke Shelton's serve to go 3-2 up and then repeated the feat to lead 5-2 before clinching the first set. The 22-year-old needed just 29 minutes to win that opening set against the 14th seed, who struggled with his serve throughout.Shelton managed to hold his serve in the second set after Sinner had reeled off seven consecutive games. Despite this, Sinner remained dominant with his own serve and moved within one set of victory.In the third set, Sinner lost the first three games after an early break by Shelton. However, he fought back in typical fashion. Both players missed multiple opportunities during a tense tie-breaker. Shelton squandered three set-point chances, while Sinner also missed a match-point opportunity but eventually won on his second attempt.Sinner's reward for this victory is a quarter-final clash with either Grigor Dimitrov or world number five Daniil Medvedev.
Impressive Milestones
Since 2000, Sinner is only the fourth player to win 42 or more of their first 45 ATP matches in a season, joining Roger Federer (2005-06), Novak Djokovic (2011, 2015-16), and Rafael Nadal (2013, 2018). Additionally, he is the fifth male under 23 in the past four decades to reach three consecutive Wimbledon quarter-finals, alongside Boris Becker (1988-90), Pete Sampras (1992-94), Andy Roddick (2003-05), and Nadal (2006-08).The world number one has never lost any of his round-of-16 matches at Wimbledon. He reached the last eight in 2022 and the semi-finals last year before recording this triumph on Sunday.The first Italian man to reach three #Wimbledon quarter-finals Bravo, Jannik! #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/d8ydU3Dntt
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