Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner has dropped just 17 games so far. Krejcikova loses and Djokovic wins

In addition to Jannik Sinner is enjoying at Wimbledon, he does not seem to wish a lot in the way in which of assist. Nonetheless, he obtained some on Saturday (July 5, 2025) when his opponent, Pedro Martinez, was coping with a problematic shoulder and sometimes put in first serves at so-so speeds.

The No. 1-ranked Sinner has dropped a record-tying whole of solely 17 video games to this point, made his solution to the fourth spherical for the seventh consecutive Grand Slam event — he is collected three such trophies in that span — and by no means was actually in bother throughout a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 52 Martinez.

“All of us noticed that he was struggling,” Sinner mentioned, then famous about his personal type: “First week couldn’t have gone higher.”

Sinner is the second man within the Open period, which started in 1968, to cede simply 17 video games via three accomplished matches on the All England Membership. The opposite participant to try this, Jan Kodes, ended up shedding within the semifinals in 1972.

For Sinner, there’s been zero signal of any kind of incapacity to maneuver previous final month’s French Open last, which he misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz in 5 units regardless of taking the primary two and holding three championship factors.

Towards Martinez, Sinner — who returned in Might from a three-month doping suspension — went up 5-0 after 20 minutes. Throughout that stretch, Martinez managed one winner, whereas Sinner collected 10.

That is when Martinez took a medical timeout, and a coach massaged the again of his proper shoulder. The Spaniard was delivering first serves as sluggish as 76 mph, in contrast with Sinner’s excessive of 133 mph.

That side of Martinez’s sport improved incrementally, however the one, ever-so-brief, second of intrigue at Centre Courtroom got here within the second set, about 75 minutes in, with Sinner up a break and serving at 4-3. That is the place Martinez managed to accrue his first 4 break factors.

Sinner stayed as calm as may be — “I do not assume Sinner’s modified expressions as soon as on this match,” John McEnroe noticed on BBC’s telecast — and erased all 4 of these probabilities, held for 5-3, then broke to finish the set.

Quickly sufficient, Sinner — twice an Australian Open champion, as soon as a U.S. Open champion and a 2023 semifinalist at Wimbledon — was headed right into a contest on Monday (July 7, 2025) towards No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov.

A ninth girl up to now 9 editions of the event will go away the All England Membership with the trophy. That is as a result of defending champion Barbora Krejcikova was eradicated by No. 10 Emma Navarro of the USA 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, and 2022 champion Elena Rybakina misplaced to No. 23 Clara Tauson by a 7-6 (6), 6-3 rating. Krejcikova had her blood stress checked throughout a medical timeout within the final set. No. 7 Mirra Andreeva, an 18-year-old Russian, moved into Week 2 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Hailey Baptiste of the USA, and five-time main title winner Iga Swiatek overwhelmed Danielle Collins 6-2, 6-3. One other fourth-round matchup was arrange when No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro superior. Novak Djokovic picked up his a hundredth profession singles victory at Wimbledon — solely Martina Navratilova (120) and Roger Federer (105) have extra — and different males’s winners included No. 10 Ben Shelton, No. 11 Alex de Minaur, No. 22 Flavio Cobolli and 36-year-old Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion.

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, coming off a riveting win towards Emma Raducanu, returns to Centre Courtroom to face No. 24 Elise Mertens because the fourth spherical begins. Sunday’s final scheduled match in the primary stadium options two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz towards No. 14 Andrey Rublev. Over at No. 1 Courtroom, 2024 U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz begins play at 1 p.m. native time (8 a.m. ET) towards Jordan Thompson.