Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton in straight sets to enter Wimbledon quarterfinals

Jannik Sinner held off a late comeback to beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) and secure his place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

Sinner played brilliantly in the first two sets of the match, but Shelton, despite losing the third set, performed brilliantly and showed that he has a bright future.

Sinner is now the first Italian player to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on three separate occasions.

There was a tough fight between the two rivals in the first four games of the match, but the world number one player got a chance to win in the fifth game.

The Italian broke his opponent’s serve thanks to a superb return from Shelton’s powerful serve and then held on to take a 4-2 lead in the first set.

Sinner strengthened his grip on the match and hit a double break before winning the first set 6-2.

Sinner picked up where he left off in the second set, showcasing his superb serve to take a two-game lead.

He then held on to his serve to take a comfortable two-set lead.

This brought some life back to Shelton and he finally started to get to his feet.

Just when the match seemed to be slipping away from his hands, he broke his opponent’s serve and took a 2-0 lead at the start of the third set.

The crowd at SW19 was in support of Shelton, but Sinner did his best and stopped Shelton’s momentum and made a comeback in great style.

The world number 14 showed tremendous resolve to earn a set point but Sinner’s quality shone through again and the Italian hit back to take the match to a tie-break.

Shelton had several set points, but Sinner held his nerve and, under tremendous pressure, won the tie-break to win in straight sets.

The world number one praised his opponent for his impressive performance in the third set.

“It was a very tough match, especially the third set,” he said.

“In the tie-break we saw I had to save set points, these types of matches can go on for a very long time, and I’m very happy to finish it in three (sets).”

“As always, the atmosphere was amazing, so thank you to everyone.

“We have a lot of fun when we work (with his team).”

“We work for moments like this, so I can be at my best here.”

“As players, we want to put on a good show for you all and if the match is great everyone enjoys it, so we try to do that too.

“We also have to smile on the court, be excited and happy, which is the most important thing.”

“It’s always a great honour to play in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam, especially on this court, so hopefully it will be a great match to watch and enjoy.”