Jannik Sinner hits his stride right away: Jenson Brooksby stands no chance in the first set

Jannik Sinner got off to a great start in the third round of Wimbledon: after facing a few too many difficulties in his previous matches, the world No. 1 shifted into high gear right away this time, closing out the first set 6-4 after thirty-seven minutes of play. The decisive break came in the seventh game: Brooksby lost his service game, and from there Sinner pulled away without any trouble.

Jannik Sinner advanced to the third round of Wimbledon by defeating, in order, Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6(6)-7, 6-2, 6-3, and Portugal’s Nuno Borges 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4: two intense and difficult matches for the South Tyrolean, who had to shake off some rust after a month without official matches following Roland Garros (with only one exhibition match in between, which he played and won against Cameron Norrie).

Jenson Brooksby, meanwhile, had previously defeated Australian Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(7), 6-1, 6-1 and Peruvian Ignacio Buse 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Ranked No. 81 in the ATP rankings, Brooksby has also played on grass this year at Queen’s and Eastbourne, falling in the second round at both tournaments—first to Francisco Cerundolo and then to Ugo Humbert.