Sinner Advances to Wimbledon Quarterfinals With Straight-Sets Win

Defending Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner defeated qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 7-6 (0) 6-3 on Sunday night to reach the quarterfinals. The match began under open skies before officials closed the roof at 8:38 p.m. Sinner recorded 15 aces and 44 winners while converting key break points in each set.

Mochizuki created early break opportunities and earned standing ovations for several net volleys. He forced a tie-break in the second set before Sinner won it 7-0. Sinner broke serve to open the third set and later saved two break points at 15-40 with a 131 mph ace and a volley. He closed the match on his fourth match point.

“Yes, first of all thanks for staying this long.”

First time we play against each other, so I didn’t know exactly what to expect but tried to handle certain situations better than him." — Jannik Sinner, after the match (The Independent) Sinner said he was pleased with the performance and wished Mochizuki well after the qualifier’s best run at a major tournament.

had won only five matches in the first half of 2026 before securing seven victories on grass this summer. He reached the fourth round after competing in a recent grass-court event. Sinner will next face Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarterfinals.