Wimbledon, what time Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini play and who are their opponents

Wimbledon, what time Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini play and who are their opponents

Until a few years ago on the central Sunday of the Wimbledon tournament there was no play and the following Monday was the most spectacular tennis day of the year with all the men’s and women’s round of 16 being played. Now, however, due to media needs, the tradition has unfortunately è been discontinued.

And soì two of the three Azzurri who are among the best sixteen in your singles draw will take the court already today, and they are the two spearheads of our tennis, Jannik Sinner and Jamine Paolini, while tomorrow it will be Lorenzo Musettià’s turn.

Both Sinner and Paolini will face U.S. opponents. First on the green lawns of Church Road today will be the 28-year-old Tuscan from Bagni di Lucca, world number 7, who at 1 p.m. local time, 2 p.m. Italian time, will play on court No. 1 against 29-year-old Madison Keys, number 13, a finalist at the 2017 U.S. Open and who reached the quarters  at Wimbledon last year and in 2015. The two have met only once, in the first round in Dubai in 2023, and Keys won with a 6-1 double, but it was a far different Paolini from the one who is enchanting everyone this year.

At the end of this match, also on court number 1, it will be Sinner’s turn. The world No. 1 South Tyrolean will cross racket against Ben Shelton, No. 14, a 21-year-old son of art on the rise and extremely dangerous as a left-hander with a bomb serve: against Canadian Denis Shapovalov he shot a first at 246.2 km/h, the fastest serve ever recorded at the Championships. The previous record between the two is two wins to one in Sinner’s favor.