Jannik Sinner advances to Wimbledon semifinals in straight sets
- On Tuesday at Wimbledon, Champion Jannik Sinner defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 to reach the semifinals at the All England Club.
- Competing in his 47th Grand Slam appearance, the 36-year-old German had become the oldest man in the professional era to reach a first major quarter-final.
- Although Struff fired 12 missiles on Tuesday, Sinner maintained his laser focus and secured a break for a 6-5 lead in the first set.
- Sinner, who has not added to his Grand Slam tally in 12 months, reached his 10th major semifinal and will face either Novak Djokovic or Felix Auger-Aliassime.
- The Italian steamed through the tiebreak before clinching the match when Struff banged a service return long, ending the German's historic run.
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Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner advanced to the semifinals of the Wimbledon tennis grand slam with a 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 victory over German Jan-Lennard Struff in the afternoon. The German, who surprised everyone by already reaching the last eight, threatened the Italian in the opening two sets, but he was faster and more accurate in the decisive points.
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Jannik Sinner beat Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets and Coco Gauff came from a set down to defeat Jessica Pegula and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. Struff earned a standing ovation for his landmark run, while Gauff broke new ground with her first last-four appearance here.
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