With rain on and off all day—British summertime—the roof was closed on No. 1 Court where the world No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated world No. 14 Ben Shelton in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(9), to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
In his post-match press conference, Shelton said: “I thought I came out slow, and my feet weren’t firing the way that I wanted them to. I was losing a lot of the baseline rallies.
“By the time I got halfway through the second set and then into the third set that started to flip, and a lot of the long rallies I was starting to win. I was feeling good, moving, playing points comfortable out there on the court.
“That third set came down to half an inch here, half an inch there. I had four set points. One on my serve. The other three were all on my racquet. So, I think that there’s a lot of positives to take away, but it’s a sport of small margins.”
Shelton, a lefty, serves with…
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