Milan, 1 July (LaPresse) – Jannik Sinner, not yet in peak form, has reached the third round of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the season, on the grass courts of the All England Club. The Italian, world number one and defending champion, having endured a five-set battle in the first round against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, defeated Portugal’s Nuno Borges, ranked 48th in the world, in three sets, with a score of 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 in 2 hours and 34 minutes of play on his second match point. With his 95th Grand Slam victory, Sinner has become the Italian with the most wins in the history of men’s singles at major tournaments, definitively overtaking Nicola Pietrangeli. In the next round, the South Tyrolean will face American Jenson Brooksby, who beat Peruvian Ignacio Buse (31) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Wimbledon: Sinner through to the third round after beating Borges in three sets
Milan, 1 July (LaPresse) – Jannik Sinner, not yet in peak form, has reached the third round of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam tournament of the season, on the grass courts of the All England Club. The Italian, world number one and defending champion, having endured a five-set battle in the first round against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, defeated Portugal’s Nuno Borges, ranked 48th in the world, in three sets, with a score of 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 in 2 hours and 34 minutes of play on his second match point. With his 95th Grand Slam victory, Sinner has become the Italian with the most wins in the history of men’s singles at major tournaments, definitively overtaking Nicola Pietrangeli. In the next round, the South Tyrolean will face American Jenson Brooksby, who beat Peruvian Ignacio Buse (31) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
