Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner and the eve of the semifinal: the world No. 1 speaks out

After the difficulties he suffered in Monday night’s match against Grigor Dimitrov and Tuesday’s perplexities regarding the condition of his elbow, Jannik Sinner swept away all doubts in the quarterfinal played and won against Ben Shelton on Wednesday, giving himself his fourth consecutive semifinal at Grand Slam level, his second ever at Wimbledon after the one in 2023.

Before thinking about his next opponent, Novak Djokovic, however, Sinner has an eve ahead of him that, as he said in his press conference, cannot be one of absolute rest. “I have to prioritize the elbow – said the world No. 1 -, but I also have to keep active. I cannot do nothing for a whole day, it doesn”t work like that.

“The goal ’added Sinner – is to find the right balance, then we will figure out what to do for protection. It will depend on how I feel, we will most likely decide on Friday. Against Shelton it didn&#8217t bother me, only on one occasion, when I crashed after a powerful serve from him, I felt a little bump, but no big deal”.

Sinner also had a chance to explain the “soap opera” regarding Tuesday&#8217s practice, which was scheduled outdoors, later cancelled and done indoors, away from the cameras. “I do what I have to, I preferred to keep the training private because in Slam tournaments there is so much outside attention that makes us spend even more energy. For me it”s a closed discussion.