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Sinner stays flawless in Wimbledon campaign

Jannik Sinner continued his perfect start to his bid for a maiden Wimbledon crown on Thursday, when he raced past Aleksandar Vukic to reach the third round.

The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings delivered a near-flawless performance, during which he saved all four break points he faced, to prevail 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in just one hour and 40 minutes. Sinner let slip five match points on serve at 5/3 in the third set, but saved his fourth break point with a stunning forehand pass on the stretch before promptly firing consecutive aces to close the match.

“I enjoyed it because I won the game,” Sinner said with a smile when asked about the final game. “The match can change very quickly. If he breaks me there, it could go a long distance, so I’m very happy to finish. [Playing on] Centre Court is such a special occasion.”

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Sinner arrived at Wimbledon off the back of a gut-wrenching five-set defeat to rival Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final and a stunning second-round exit to Alexander Bublik in Halle. Yet the Italian is showing few signs of wear so far in his SW19 campaign, in which he is one of just two players not to have dropped a set.

Sinner, who is into the third round at Wimbledon for a fourth consecutive year, is aiming to win a fourth major title and first since the Australian Open this year. After improving to 3-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Vukic, the 23-year-old will next face Spain’s Pedro Martinez.

"Every opponent is very difficult, third-round matches in Grand Slams are something special,” said Sinner. “As we saw, there have been many upsets this tournament, so we try to stay focused and raise our level. I felt the level was at a good point today, but I can improve a couple of things.”

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With his victory against Vukic, Sinner avoided the seeds' exodus at Wimbledon so far this year. In the men’s field, there was a record 13 seeded players who fell in the first round, including World No. 3 Alexander Zverev and World No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti. The fourth-seeded Jack Draper then followed suit on Thursday after his defeat to Marin Cilic.

Regardless of his run during the fortnight, Sinner will remain the World No. 1. Yet he is attempting to make pace in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, which serves as an indicator as to who will claim the ATP Year End No. 1 presented by PIF honours. Two-time defending champion Alcaraz currently holds a 2,240-point lead over Sinner atop the Live Race.

Sinner’s best result at Wimbledon came in 2022, when he reached the semi-finals before falling to Novak Djokovic. He is seeded to meet the 38-year-old Serbian at the same stage this year.