Jannik Sinner It is already in the semifinals of Wimbledon After crushing in three sets to Ben Shelton (7-6, 6-4, 6-4) in rooms. Classification quickly to the next round, the second time he does it after 2023 and above all a way of clearing any questions about his physical condition. The discomfort in the elbow did not prevent him from devastating the tenth classified of the ranking ATP And already expect rival between Flavio Cobolli y Novak Djokovic.
Sinner, touched by the coup in the right elbow that occurred in the victory against Grigor Dimitrovhe used the same protection in the area as in the training he did with his team in the morning and did not suffer in excess of pain. As soon as he made a gesture during the game, trying to return a serve from Shelton, in which he showed that it hurt.
In the rest of the duel he was impeccable and won a Shelton who, beyond his serve, proposed and exhibited very little on Wednesday. The American was for many chosen to surprise Sinner for the doubts that dragged the world number one, but his only weapon is the serve and only with that it is impossible to eliminate one of the best no matter how much he was among cotton.
SINNER, after saving a complicated set on the first set tie break In which he was 0-2 below and won the next seven points, he took the game with two breaks in the key moments. Shelton, who only lost his serve twice, did it with 5-4 in the second set and with 5-4 again in the third. As soon as the American trembled a little, Sinner stole his wallet and the possibility of being in his first Wimbledon semifinals.
Sinner takes another step and forgets the inconvenience
The Italian, who is among the four best in the All England Club For the first time since 2023, he has reached the semifinals of the last four Grand Slams who has played and begins to increase its income from Carlos Alcaraz in the world number one. With these semifinals it has already improved its result of 2024 and adds 400 points that move him even more from Spanish, who cannot add anything here because last year he won the title.
“I am very happy with my party,” Sinner said at the foot of the track, subtracting importance from the problem in the elbow. «When you are in a game with tension you try not to think about it. The elbow has improved a lot since yesterday, ”he said. Sinner will face the winner of the match between his compatriot Cobolli and Djokovic in the semifinals.
