Sinner equals Wimbledon mark for dominance in first three rounds
Sinner crushed Spanish world number 52 Pedro Martinez, who was carrying a shoulder injury, in a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 third-round demolition on Centre Court on Saturday.
The 23-year-old Italian's loss of only 17 games from his three matches equals the SW19 Open Era record set by Jan Kodes in 1972.
'About the games lost, this is whatever. I'm not looking at these kind of records. I know that everything can change very quickly from one round to the other,' Sinner said.
When Bjorn Borg won the title without dropping a set in 1976, he had conceded 27 games over the first three matches, while Roger Federer, the only other man to achieve the feat in 2017, had lost 28.
Sinner is yet to have his serve broken and has faced just eight break points, four of which were repelled against Martinez.
He has spent only five hours and 23 minutes on court so far, which is six minutes less than his French Open final defeat by Carlos Alcaraz last month.
Sinner will face Bulgarian 19th seed Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the quarter-finals -AFP
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
New Straits Times
4 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Sabalenka reaches 11th straight major quarterfinal at Wimbledon
LONDON: Top seed Aryna Sabalenka held off a challenge from Elise Mertens, defeating the 24th-seeded Belgian 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to move into the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Sabalenka fell behind briefly 3-1 in the second set after a Mertens break, but quickly returned the break to pull back to even on the grass court in London. Much of the match was vintage Sabalenka. She picked up points on 84 percent of her first serves compared to 67 percent for Mertens. And while both players had 18 unforced errors, Sabalenka tallied 36 winners — double the amount of her friend Mertens. "I'm super happy with the performance. It was a battle. She always brings great tennis on court and I'm happy I was able to get this win," Sabalenka said of Mertens. "I mean, it's tough to play against someone you're quite close to, and she's a great player, a great person. It's tricky facing her. I know how smart she is. I know that she's going to fight till the very end and she'll be trying to find something. She really challenged me today so it's tough." Sabalenka, the world No. 1 from Belarus, has not dropped a set this tournament. She is 3-for-3 in tiebreakers thus far and has qualified for her 11th consecutive quarterfinal in a Grand Slam. In that quarterfinal, to be played Tuesday, Sabalenka will meet Laura Siegemund of Germany, who advanced after defeating lucky loser Solana Sierra of Argentina 6-3, 6-2. At 37, she is the oldest player remaining in the women's draw and had never advanced beyond the second round in London. She has played in one prior Grand Slam quarterfinal — the 2020 French Open. Also advancing was Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who advanced to her second Wimbledon semifinal by defeating home favorite Sonny Kartal 7-6 (3), 6-4. For a time, the match was shrouded in controversy when, while serving at 4-4 in the opening set, the electronic line caller did not activate on a point that clearly belonged to Pavlyuchenkova. Despite her protest, the point was ordered to be played over, and Kartal went on to win the game. The Russian fell behind 5-4 but came back to break Kartal's serve and send the match to a tiebreaker. The 34-year-old was able to shake it off and was thrilled to advance. In her only other experience in the quarterfinals, she lost 6-4, 6-4 to Serena Williams in 2016. "I always thought I was not good enough on grass so this is incredible for me," Pavlyuchenkova said. "Especially with me getting older, I am so impressed and proud for competing with the younger girls. "My mental toughness is getting better," she continued. "I am learning to fight point by point." In the next round, Pavlyuchenkova will meet No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova, who was a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 winner in the final match of the day against Czech 30th seed Linda Noskova.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- The Sun
Fiori, famous for vanquishing a young Tiger Woods, dies at 72
FOUR-TIME PGA Tour winner Ed Fiori, who famously denied a 20-year-old Tiger Woods a first pro title with a victory at the 1996 Quad Cities Classic, died Sunday at the age of 72, the PGA Tour said in a tribute on its website. Fiori, who had battled cancer, won his first PGA Tour title at the 1979 Southern Open. He added wins at the 1981 Western Open and the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic before his most memorable victory at the Quad Cities Open -- now known as the John Deere Classic -- in Illinois. Woods, 20 and playing in his third tournament as a professional, had a one-shot lead over 43-year-old Fiori going into the final round. Fiori, who had nine missed cuts in his first 10 events that season, later recalled that playing with the young star, who already drew intense scrutiny and massive galleries, 'kind of raised my intensity a little bit.' 'It brought my game up with it,' he said. After an opening bogey, Fiori made five birdies in a four-under round and claimed the title as Woods faltered with a two-over par round that included a quadruple bogey, a double bogey and two more bogeys and dropped him into a tie for fifth. Woods would go on to cement his status as a superstar, piling up 15 major titles to date in a career currently in limbo as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles tendon. Fiori would go on to play on the senior tour until back trouble -- including spinal fusion surgery in 2005 -- forced him to retire. 'Ed Fiori was a true gentleman in our sport and is a player who would often be referred to as a pro's pro,' PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady said. 'In three of his four wins on the PGA Tour he dueled down the stretch with future World Golf Hall of Fame members, most notably Tiger Woods in 1996. 'That grit and resolution in the face if immeasurable odds is incredibly admirable in every aspect of life, and I know he battled cancer with that same determination until the end'- AFP
The Sun
4 hours ago
- The Sun
PGA Tour Veteran Ed Fiori Dies at 72
FOUR-TIME PGA Tour winner Ed Fiori, who famously denied a 20-year-old Tiger Woods a first pro title with a victory at the 1996 Quad Cities Classic, died Sunday at the age of 72, the PGA Tour said in a tribute on its website. Fiori, who had battled cancer, won his first PGA Tour title at the 1979 Southern Open. He added wins at the 1981 Western Open and the 1982 Bob Hope Desert Classic before his most memorable victory at the Quad Cities Open -- now known as the John Deere Classic -- in Illinois. Woods, 20 and playing in his third tournament as a professional, had a one-shot lead over 43-year-old Fiori going into the final round. Fiori, who had nine missed cuts in his first 10 events that season, later recalled that playing with the young star, who already drew intense scrutiny and massive galleries, 'kind of raised my intensity a little bit.' 'It brought my game up with it,' he said. After an opening bogey, Fiori made five birdies in a four-under round and claimed the title as Woods faltered with a two-over par round that included a quadruple bogey, a double bogey and two more bogeys and dropped him into a tie for fifth. Woods would go on to cement his status as a superstar, piling up 15 major titles to date in a career currently in limbo as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles tendon. Fiori would go on to play on the senior tour until back trouble -- including spinal fusion surgery in 2005 -- forced him to retire. 'Ed Fiori was a true gentleman in our sport and is a player who would often be referred to as a pro's pro,' PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady said. 'In three of his four wins on the PGA Tour he dueled down the stretch with future World Golf Hall of Fame members, most notably Tiger Woods in 1996. 'That grit and resolution in the face if immeasurable odds is incredibly admirable in every aspect of life, and I know he battled cancer with that same determination until the end'- AFP
