Jannik Sinner shook the fear before the injury match to send Ben Shelton and achieve the semifinals of Wimbledon 2025 on Wednesday 9 July. Sinner created a typical and solid performance to defeat Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 in direct sets and made him four of the main court in his career.
Hinner suffered elbow injuries during his match against Grigor Dimiter In the fourth round, where he stood by two orchards. It seemed that the Italian would actually pull out of the match because of the seriousness of the injury. However, he quickly abolished any concerns about the great damage to his arm and dismantled Shelton in a quick time.
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World no.1 lasted only two hours and 19 minutes to send the American to court. Sinner, who wore a white sleeve, scored seven direct points to secure the opening set-break before ensuring major breaks in the second and third sets to complete the victory.
Sinner, however, admitted that he was not fully recovered from the pain, but rather played it. The Italian said he recovered well compared to Tuesdays, where he could only participate in 20 minutes of training.
“Yes, I think when you’re in a match with this big tension, you’re trying not to think about it. In fact, it has improved a lot since yesterday. Yesterday it was a very short day in the training court – only 20 minutes with coaches.
Sinner Comments on Shelton and Dimitrov Win
Sinner commented on the feelings of victory in Shelton and Dimitrov and said he was very satisfied with the show on Wednesday. Italian said he was looking forward to other such battles with Shelton.
“Yes, of course, feelings are definitely different. I am very, very happy with today’s performance,” Sinner said, thinking about his victory over Ben Shelton.
“Playing against him (Shelton) is always difficult – you get a chance, but it serves very well, as we saw in the last game. We played more often now and we know each other a little better. I really look forward to these kinds of battles in the future.
Sinner will face Novaku Djokovic or Flavio Cobolli.
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9 July 2025
