Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner flies to the quarters, Daniel Galan must surrender

Jannik Sinner to Wimbledon quarters

There was no history in the Wimbledon Tournament quarterfinal between Jannik Sinner and Daniel Galan: the San Candido native claimed victory over the Colombian in three sets, won 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-3. By reaching the quarters, Sinner equaled his best result both on London grass and in Grand Slam tournaments in general.

The match had actually gotten off to a rocky start, with Galan able to answer blow after blow, even risking a break lead in the sixth game of the opening fraction. Sinner also challenged a couple of decisions by the chair judge, appearing tense at a couple of moments, but managed to respond like a champion, leaving only crumbs to his opponent from the middle of the second set onward.

Tuesday’s next match, the quarterfinal against Roman Safiullin: although the world ranking places him at number 92, the Russian comes from his success against Denis Shapovalov and will be a tricky opponent to beat.