Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner progressed into the Wimbledon quarter-finals after he proved too hot to handle for Carlos Alcaraz in a meeting between two of the biggest ...

Nobody was ready for this to end and Sinner’s disappointment would have been huge as his rival accepted the adulation on offer at the All England Club, but he showed impressive powers of resolve to save two break points at the start of the fourth. One of several exchanges at the net saw Sinner dive and slide on to the grass but fail to make his shot, which Alcaraz reacted to by giving his self-confessed friend a fist bump. A masterful drop shot from the Spanish star on the run created a fourth set point and this was gratefully taken to spark an eruption of noise from those in attendance. The pair went blow to blow with a couple of bullet forehand and backhand winners from Sinner followed by a phenomenal seventh game of the third set. Fifth seed Alcaraz was also playing on Wimbledon’s biggest stage for the first time and looked out-of-sorts with a slip and double-fault allowing his Italian rival to take the opener, which was sealed with the first ace of the clash. This was only their third battle at ATP level and the Spaniard held the upper-hand at the start of what could be a rivalry destined to dominate the next decade of tennis.

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Alcaraz and Sinner will be making their way to court shortly. 3.25pm: Alcaraz and Sinner will be on Centre Court following the conclusion of Heather Watson and Jule Niemeier's match. Alcaraz then smashes a forehand wide, 30-30. A cross-court backhand winner from Alcaraz is the shot of the match so far to level the scores. Sinner gets it as Alcaraz switches things up with a drop shot but it fails to go over. Sinner hits a fierce forehand to the right side of the court, 15-15. Sinner hits a deft drop shot to take the opening point. Alcaraz takes Sinner to deuce twice. Alcaraz deceives Sinner with a drop shot but it just fails creep over the net, 15-15. Alcaraz then opts for a drop shot at the wrong time which doesn't come off and follows up with a forehand into the net. Alcaraz practically jogs to the net to hit an overhead smash as Sinner could only return it high off the serve, 30-15. Alcaraz blasts a forehand way long.

Jannik Sinner found his groove on the grass on Sunday afternoon at Wimbledon, where he produced a stunning display to seal a straight-sets win against ...

The Spaniard showed resilience again in the tie-break, fending off two match points before converting his fourth set point to stay alive in the match. A solitary break in the fourth game proved decisive, and the Italian converted his sixth match point having struck 35 winners. The tactic paid off, as Sinner reeled off five games in a row to breeze to the opening set.

Italian won 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 to stun his teenage opponent in a match between the two youngest players left in the men's draw.

Alcaraz saved five match points on his own serve at 2-5, but could do nothing about the sixth, as Sinner thrashed a final winner. A Sinner forehand went long – and they went to a fourth set. A rocket of a return that painted the baseline earned Sinner a break at the start of the second, but Alcaraz finally found some rhythm. Just as Alcaraz looked to be getting on top, Sinner broke for 3-1 and held nervously from 0-40 for 4-1. His first ace of nine on Sunday was his 43rd for the tournament and he has been banging them down at up to 135mph. While both were as green as the grass – six matches on the surface for Alcaraz, eight for Sinner – the Spaniard’s bigger game looked suited to it.

CARLOS ALCARAZ lost to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon fourth round.

It was saved with a 127mph serve from the 19-year-old but Sinner successfully challenged a ball to deny Alcaraz a game point. Alcaraz saved both but - just like in the third set tiebreak - Sinner wowed the crowd with a cross-court forehand winner and set up his fifth match point. An error from the fifth seed's racket gave the Italian a match point but he dumped the ball in the net again. There were no minibreaks as the young stars changed ends at 3-3 but it was Sinner who was first to crack as he served from the other end, failing to get the ball over the net to gift Alcaraz a 4-3 lead and he held twice to set up three set points. And Alcaraz found himself facing three break points immediately at the start of the third but rallied to hold for 1-0, hitting three winners en route in what looked to be something of a turning point for the Spaniard who started to look more like his usual self. But it was Sinner who got off to a stronger start, breaking the fifth seed for a 3-1 lead in the opener.

Jannik Sinner progressed into the Wimbledon quarter-finals after he proved too hot to handle for Carlos Alcaraz in a meeting between two of the biggest ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Finding an answer, though, was another matter. The sort of tension in the crowd that often accompanies a British player at Wimbledon was absent, with Norrie appearing in complete control, and another early break in the third was enough to send him through to the last eight in style. The pair went blow to blow with a couple of bullet forehand and backhand winners from Sinner followed by a phenomenal seventh game of the third set. Fifth seed Alcaraz was also playing on Wimbledon's biggest stage for the first time and looked out of sorts, with a slip and double fault allowing his Italian rival to take the opener, which was sealed with the first ace of the clash.

Jannik Sinner produced a performance of maturity and excellence to beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-3 to progress to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.

The 19-year-old Alcaraz continued to chase - and miss - the lines in the opening game of the third set as further unforced errors left him with three break points to defend. The Italian would fashion a further three match points on his opponent's serve, but was unable to convert. He would defend them both, but Alcaraz would again drop serve - this time in the fourth game - after following some errant hitting with a double fault. And when the Spaniard was unable to dig out a testing return at his feet, the 19-year-old had it all to do. He backed it up in the sixth game when a long backhand and a double fault from his opponent offered up two break points. However, the Italian's excellent return game, coupled with his impressive backcourt coverage, unsettled and nullified Alcaraz for large swathes of the contest.

Italian Sinner, 20, progressed into the last eight at the All England Club after he won 6-1 6-4 6-7 (8) 6-3 in the battle between two of the biggest prospects ...

For me was a privilege today to go for the first time there in the Centre Court. But I would say I’m going to be a great player here.” “For sure he’s going to be in the top for many years. We hope to fight for the best tournaments in the world and the best moment in the world together.” Obviously Jannik is one of the best tennis players in the world as well. Yeah, I think it’s just great for tennis to have also some new names, new players.”