Wimbledon 2026: Jannik Sinner dismisses Mochizuki to cruise into quarterfinals

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Defending champion and world number one Jannik Sinner continued his fine run at the ongoing Wimbledon competition, marching into the quarterfinals on Sunday night.

Sinner marched past Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3 to book his quarter-final spot at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament for the fifth time.

Since being pushed to a five-set epic by Miomir Kecmanovic in his opening-round clash, Sinner has been on a roll, producing three straight-set wins.

“The first time we played against each other, I did not know exactly what to expect,” Sinner said during his post-match interview.

“I tried to handle the situation slightly better than him, which I’ve done. But he is an incredible player. Coming from Qualies and playing such a high level for such a long time. It’s amazing, and I wish him only the best. He should be proud of himself and, of course, his whole team,” he added.

Clinical serving helps Jannik Sinner ease past Shintaro Mochizuki

Facing the Japanese for the first time, the defending Wimbledon champion saved a break point to hold serve in the second game of the match and got two breaks of his own during the first-set win. After being level 4-4 in the second set, Sinner produced a magnificent show in the tiebreak and continued his dominance till the third set towards a two-hour and 25-minute win.

Sinner fired a total of 44 winners and saved all five break points as he dealt with his opponent’s much-improved game on grass. He will play Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarterfinals as he aims to defend his Wimbledon crown.

“Very tricky, especially on this surface,” Sinner said when asked about the 5-foot-9 Mochizuki’s game.

“His game suits it very well because he is very low. But all things considered, I tried to stay a bit more aggressive. I had some chances in the second set, couldn’t use them, but still I’m very happy about today’s performance. I try to step up every day and be a little bit better, so very happy about today,” Sinner concluded.

Sinner could potentially face 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the semi-final and French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the final.

(With ANI inputs)

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