Wimbledon: Sinner beats Ben Shelton in three sets and flies to the quarterfinals

Tennis number one Jannik Sinner triumphs against Ben Shelton and flies to the Wimbledon quarterfinals .

The Italian beat the American (number 14 in the world) in three sets with a score of 6-2 6-4 7-6 in just over two hours of play.

The match was not easy, defined by the champion himself as «tough, especially in the third set. In the tie break I also saved two set points." Despite the effort, the satisfaction of «having finished in three sets with this incredible atmosphere, these matches can also be very long» remains.

Sinner will be in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third consecutive year, against one of Dimitrov and Medvedev.

(Unioneonline/vf)