Sinner Cruises into Wimbledon Quarterfinals with Dominant Win
World No.1 Jannik Sinner defeated Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki in straight sets to continue his title defense at Wimbledon.
Top seed Jannik Sinner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Sunday by beating Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki (ranked 151st) 6-3, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3. The Italian, who was the overwhelming favorite with betting odds of 1.02, controlled the match from start to finish.
Match Details
In the second set, Sinner failed to convert three break points in the eighth game but dominated the tiebreak 7-0. He broke early in the third set, saved a 0-40 deficit in the sixth game, and broke again at the end to seal the win with a clean winner.
Statistics
Sinner outperformed Mochizuki in first-serve points (82% to 71%), second-serve points (60% to 44%), total points (111-91), and break points converted (4/12 vs 0/5). He hit 15 aces to 3, had 44 winners to 25, and 33 unforced errors to 28.
Background
This is Sinner's seventh year competing at Wimbledon; he won the title last year. In the quarterfinals, he will face German Jan-Lennard Struff (ranked 74th), who advanced after Poland's Hubert Hurkacz retired due to a hip injury (score: 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, 4-2 ret.).
Other Matches
Tuesday's quarterfinal will feature Serbia's Novak Djokovic (8th) against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime (4th), who beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23rd) 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1.
