Jannik Sinner advances to Wimbledon semifinals in straight sets
- On Tuesday at Wimbledon, Champion Jannik Sinner defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at the All England Club.
- Competing in his 47th Grand Slam appearance, the 36-year-old German had become the oldest man in the professional era to reach a first major quarter-final.
- Although Struff fired 12 missiles on Tuesday, Sinner maintained his laser focus and secured a break for a 6-5 lead in the first set.
- Sinner, who has not added to his Grand Slam tally in 12 months, reached his 10th major semifinal and will face either Novak Djokovic or Felix Auger-Aliassime.
- The Italian steamed through the tiebreak before clinching the match when Struff banged a service return long, ending the German's historic run.
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Jannik Sinner has a rule for his team, and it has nothing to do with tennis. He was asked directly why his box always turns up dressed in matching colors for his matches. Sinner finally addressed one of the quieter running mysteries of his career. The Italian admitted there is exactly one thing he insists on avoiding. “You need to ask my team. Not me,” Sinner said during the press conference, when asked who actually picks the colour each time. “…
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‘Racquet and a lot of heart’: Djokovic claims longest-ever Wimbledon quarter-final
Novak Djokovic will face world No.1 Jannik Sinner in another grand slam semi-final after surviving a five-hour-plus quarter-final against Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner advanced to the semifinals of the Wimbledon tennis grand slam with a 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 victory over German Jan-Lennard Struff in the afternoon. The German, who surprised everyone by already reaching the last eight, threatened the Italian in the opening two sets, but he was faster and more accurate in the decisive points.
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