Jannik Sinner Makes Feelings Known on Surpassing Roger Federer’s Wimbledon Record

Roger Federer dropped 19 games before reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon back in 2004 and he held this record for over two decades. World No.1 Jannik Sinner broke this after beating Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 in round three of the ongoing Wimbledon.

Sinner played compatriot Luca Nardi to kick-start his campaign, handing him a bagel in the third set. In the following round, twice Aleksandar Vukic lost a set 6-1. Sinner, however, is not paying much heed to the records, as he wants to remain focused because he knows that anything can happen.

Obviously, I enjoyed it so much, watching Roger play. I never played against him in an official match. In the other way, how they played was amazing. Tennis has changed a little bit. That’s for sure. About the games lost, this is whatever. I’m not looking at these kind of records or not. Because I know everything can change very quickly from one round to the other.

Jannik Sinner said at the press conference

Against Martinez, Sinner now holds a 2-0 head-to-head record. Sinner has also equaled the Open Era record for the fewest games dropped before reaching round 16 of Wimbledon as before him, it was done by Jan Kodes in 1972. The 23-year-old has now become the first Italian man in the Open Era to progress to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament 17 times, surpassing Nicola Pietrangeli, who had done this 16 times.

Sinner is chasing his second title of the season after his Australian Open victory back in January. He then played two back-to-back finals (at the Italian Open and the French Open) after returning from his three-month doping ban, losing both to World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz who he could again face if both of them reach the final. Sinner is aiming to win his first Wimbledon title.