An upbeat Jannik Sinner says his Wimbledon run has been ‘pretty good’ so far after sealing his place in the last 16 of the tournament.
The world No.1 was in clinical form during his latest clash against Miomir Kecmanović who he easily defeated 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, on Friday evening. Sinner has now won 41 matches so far this season which is currently more than any other player on the men’s Tour. According to statistics from the ATP, in his latest match, he spent 27 per cent in attacking positions and produced 35 winners, including 11 aces.
Sinner’s solid win comes after his roller-coaster encounter against former finalist Matteo Berrettini who took a set off him in a closely contested encounter. He also dropped a set in his opening match against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann.
Nevertheless, the Italian is confident he is on the right track in his bid to win Wimbledon for the first time.
“Pretty good I’d say,” he told Italian media when asked to evaluate his first three matches.
“Obviously every match is a little different and all three are opponents I’ve played against. All three were different, so today (Friday against Kecmanović) there was a little more pace, and with Matteo there was a little less because he served a little better and changed the game a lot. With Yannick Hanfmann it was another different story.
“So I think it has been pretty good so far. The situation on the court.
“I expect a tough challenge, an even different opponent in the next round.”
Sinner is hoping to surpass his result at Wimbledon 12 months ago where he reached the semi-finals before falling to Novak Djokovic. A player who he has beaten in three out of four meetings since then. He is aiming to become the first Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon.
The next challenge for Sinner will be either Ben Shaleton or Denis Shapovalov whose match on Friday was suspended due to rain. Both those players have spent time in the top 20 and have reached the last four of a major before.
“They’re two lefties play against. It’s a little bit different.” He said of the North American duo.
“The big thing (notes from watching the Shelton-Shapovalov match) my team makes, then they talk to me about the key things. But for sure I’m going to watch a little bit. It’s good for me.”
Wimbledon is the fifth Grand Slam in a row that Sinner has reached at least the fourth round stage.
