Wimbledon: No. 1 Jannik Sinner knocks off No. 10 Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach semifinals
No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated No. 10 Ben Shelton 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Thursday's men's quarterfinal at Wimbledon. Sinner will now advance to the semifinals for the second time in three years and face either Flavio Cobolli or Novak Djokovic on Friday.
Sinner, who was wearing a sleeve over his right arm after injuring his elbow against Grigor Dimitrov on Monday, was efficient, besting Shelton with 33 winners and making only 17 unforced errors to Shelton's 38. It was the Italian's second straight win this year against the American after Sinner knocked Shelton out of the Australian Open semifinals in January on the way to his third career Grand Slam title.
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"I'm very, very happy with this performance. Playing against him is so difficult," Sinner said afterward of Shelton.
The 23-year-old Sinner is now 69-9 in his major tournament career after winning the first set of a match.
The victory improves Sinner's lifetime record against Shelton to 6-1, which includes a win during last year's Wimbledon Round of 16, and puts him in the semifinals for the fourth straight major tournament (2024 U.S. Open, 2025 Australian Open, 2025 French Open).
Friday's other semifinal will feature defending back-to-back Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz and No. 5 Taylor Fritz.
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