Sinner, who sustained an elbow injury and was down two sets before escaping into the quarterfinals when Grigor Dimitrov retired from the pair\u2019s fourth-round clash, quickly eased any fears of serious damage to his arm by nullifying Shelton\u2019s power across two hours and 19 minutes on No. 1 Court.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019m very, very happy about today\u2019s performance,\u201d said Sinner in his on-court interview. \u201cPlaying against him is so difficult. You have chances, and then he serves very well, as we saw in the last game. Overall, we play each other more and more, we get to know each other a little bit better, and I\u2019m looking forward to these kinds of battles.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In his first meeting with Shelton at Wimbledon, Sinner reeled off seven straight points to clinch the opening-set tie-break, before earning the only break of serve in the second and third to complete his win. It was a sixth consecutive victory for the Italian in his ATP head-to-head series with Shelton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Now 24-3 for the 2025 season, Australian Open champion Sinner will take on seven-time Wimbledon titlist Novak Djokovic or Flavio Cobolli in Friday\u2019s semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In his first meeting with Shelton at Wimbledon, Sinner reeled off seven straight points to clinch the opening-set tie-break, before earning the only break of serve in the second and third to complete his win. It was a sixth consecutive victory for the Italian in his ATP head-to-head series with Shelton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYesterday, my day was very short on the practice court, 20 minutes with the coaches only. But I [was] looking forward to [the match]. This is no excuse. There is no better stage to play tennis, and I think I showed this today.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n