Sinner overcame injury in Wimbledon

Wearing a right arm protective tube, due to the elbow injury, originated from the sliding phase against Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round, Sinner still owns the first series of tie-break sets by scoring seven consecutive points, before winning two next sets by a script: winning a serve game of Shelton.

"I always want to play, so the problem is not to play or not, but what form I will play. "I was happy yesterday, I practiced only about 20 minutes, did not practice the serve and the feeling of the shot has not reached 100%. I try not to practice too much to avoid risks for the quarterfinals ".

even though the arm has a problem, Sinner still serve the ball well and hit the ball heavily from both the favor and the left hand. The quality in the gameplay and stability of Sinner makes Shelton not take advantage of any break-point. The US player is very efforts, as evidenced by saving two match-point, but not enough to block Sinner.

In two hours 21 minutes of competition, Sinner reached the rate of serve a score of up to 89%, and only made 17 errors of self-damage. On the opposite side, Shelton pocketed 14 direct serve, but also had six double bugs and had 38 times the ball out.

surpassed Shelton, Sinner reached the second Wimbledon semi -final in his career. For the first time in 2023, Italian player lost Novak Djokovic. After two years, Sinner rematched Djokovic at the Grand Slam of Grass. A month ago, Sinner once lowered the Serbian senior in the semi -finals of Roland Garros.

"Many things have changed with me for the past few years. I have increasingly feel comfortable and confident before every match ," Sinner added. "I know I still have to continue working and constantly put pressure on myself because Novak is still there, and both Carlos Alcaraz and many other players. The work never stops. I feel excited. I believe I am different, and hope I can say I have more mature ".