Impressive in both service and return, the Italian Jannick Sinner stifled the prodigy Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 after 3 hours 35 minutes of play. The 13th player in the world, more enterprising than his 19-year-old opponent, never conceded a break and gave Carlos Alcaraz his fifth defeat of the season.
The Next-Gen Summit had some great moments.
Like the crazy tie-break in the third set where the Italian dismissed three set points in a row, before offering himself two match points saved by the world number 7, who concluded on his fourth opportunity.
But the boss was the Italian who qualified at the same time for his first quarter-final at Wimbledon where he could challenge the three-time defending champion, Novak Djokovic,
To discover
Wimbledon: men's schedule and results
Wimbledon: ladies schedule and results