Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz run comes to an end after entertaining four set.
Italian Jannik Sinner enjoyed a night to remember on his Centre Court debut as he toppled fifth seed Carlos Alcaraz with a barnstorming 6-1 6-4 6-7(8) 6-3 win in a battle of the young-guns to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.
Sin-Sational 🤌@janniksin with the ferocious forehand winner#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/G3h3cfvU7k
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2022
On a day when Wimbledon’s most famous stage celebrated its centenary, the two youngest players left in the men’s draw gave a glimpse of the future with some breathtaking shotmaking that earned them a standing ovation from 15,000 hollering fans.
Sinner wins the battle of youth.@janniksin becomes the youngest man to reach the quarter-finals at The Championships since 2014#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/ProofLIX6u
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2022
However, during the first two sets there was little indication of the spellbinding drama that would end up unfolding on Centre Court.
“Carlos is a very tough opponent and a very nice person so it’s always a huge pleasure to play him with such a great crowd and on a special day with 100 years of Centre Court – it’s just amazing,” said Sinner.
“It’s tough when you have match point and you still have to play – I tried my best, it’s part of the game, part of tennis.
“I’m very happy how I reacted in the beginning of the fourth because I was struggling but I’m very happy to be in the next round and hopefully I can play some good tennis there.”
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