WORLD No. 1 Jannik Sinner continued his dominant run at Wimbledon, dispatching Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round.
While Sinner’s performance was impeccable on Saturday (Sunday, July 6, 2025, PH time), his opponent’s ailing shoulder likely contributed to the swift victory.
Martinez, ranked 52nd, struggled with his first-serve speeds throughout the match, a clear disadvantage against the top-ranked Italian.
Sinner’s progress at the tournament has been historically impressive, dropping a mere 17 games across his first three matches – a feat only matched in the Open era by Jan Kodes in 1972.
This marks Sinner’s seventh consecutive Grand Slam fourth-round appearance, a testament to his consistent form which has already yielded three major titles.
“We all saw that he was struggling,” Sinner acknowledged regarding Martinez’s condition, before adding about his own play, “First week couldn’t have gone better.”
There appears to be no lingering effect from his recent French Open final loss to Carlos Alcaraz, where Sinner squandered a two-set lead and three championship points.
Against Martinez, Sinner quickly established control, racing to a 5-0 lead within 20 minutes, accumulating 10 winners to Martinez’s single one.
It was then that Martinez took a medical timeout to address his right shoulder, with his first serves sometimes dipping as low as 76 mph compared to Sinner’s 133 mph.
The only moment of real tension came in the second set when Sinner was serving at 4-3 and Martinez managed to earn four break points. However, Sinner remained unfazed, calmly saving all four and holding for a 5-3 lead before breaking Martinez to close out the set.
As John McEnroe observed on the BBC telecast, “I don’t think Sinner’s changed expressions once in this match.” Sinner, a two-time Australian Open champion, a US Open champion, and a 2023 Wimbledon semifinalist, is now set to face No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round on Monday.
The women’s singles draw saw significant upsets, guaranteeing a ninth different champion in as many editions of Wimbledon. Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova was ousted by No. 10 Emma Navarro, losing 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, while 2022 champion Elena Rybakina fell to No. 23 Clara Tauson 7-6 (6), 6-3.
Eighteen-year-old No. 7 Mirra Andreeva continued her impressive run, advancing to Week 2 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Hailey Baptiste. Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek also moved on, dominating Danielle Collins 6-2, 6-3.
On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic achieved his 100th career singles victory at Wimbledon, a milestone surpassed only by Martina Navratilova (120) and Roger Federer (105).
Other men’s winners included No. 10 Ben Shelton, No. 11 Alex de Minaur, No. 22 Flavio Cobolli, and 36-year-old Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion. / FROM THE WIRES