London, July 6 (IANS) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner eased past Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3 to book his fifth consecutive quarter-final spot at Wimbledon. The defending champion Sinner is just the 11th man in the Open Era to reach a fifth quarterfinal the grass court major and the second active man after seven-time titlist Novak Djokovic.It was the Japanese who earned the first break point (Sinner quickly whipped that back), but it was also he who was broken first (Sinner j…
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London, July 5 (IANS) World No. 1 and defending Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner insists he is not burdened by last year’s triumph as he prepares to face Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki in the Round of 16 at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on Sunday. Speaking ahead of the Centre Court clash, Sinner said his attention remains firmly on the immediate challenge rather than protecting his title.The Italian has endured a demanding route into the second week at the All England Club. His title d…
London, July 3 (IANS) Defending champion Jannik Sinner seemed to have got his mojo back as he stormed into the fourth round at Wimbledon for the fifth consecutive year in a row on Friday, steamrolling past Jenson Brooksby with his strongest performance at the All-England Club in London.Sinner looked back to his best after struggling in his opening match and then doing just enough to progress in the next round. But the third-round clash was a different story altogether as he sailed to a 6-4, 6-3,…
London, July 3 (IANS) Rafael Jodar, the NextGenATP star from Spain, came up trumps once again, rallying from a set down, conjuring a piece of Grand Slam magic to win in five sets, which kept his debut campaign at Wimbledon alive on Thursday.The Spaniard rallied to a 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against his countryman Pablo Carreno Busta in a match that was suspended on Wednesday evening due to darkness. The two players returned to No. 2 Court with Carreno Busta leading by two sets to one and Joda…
Perth, Jan 1 (IANS) Jaume Munar will take on Sebastian Baez in the men’s singles, while Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro will play Solana Sierra in the women’s singles when Spain kick off their campaign against Argentina in the United Cup mixed team tennis competition in Perth on Friday.The four players will be involved in a mixed doubles clash to decide the outcome of the match in case they fail to reach a verdict in the singles clashes.In other matches, Greece will face Japan with Maria Sakkari taking …