Italian Jannik Sinner defeated unseeded Russian Roman Safiullin in four sets to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final.
The No.8 rated 21-year-old ended Safiullin’s dream debut run by winning 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2.
SPECIAL SINNER 🇮🇹The Italian reaches his first Grand Slam semi-final, beating Safiullin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/n9dBHVCYCG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 11, 2023
With this win, Sinner breaks his unlucky streak of four previous major quarter-final defeats to progress to the penultimate match of the tournament. He also becomes the third Italian man to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon.
“It means a lot to me," Sinner said in the post-match talk. “We put in a lot of work in many, many hours - a lot of sacrifices. It is a very nice moment for me."
He will play either Novak Djokovic, who he took to five sets in last year’s event, or Andrey Rublev in the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament.
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