“Never take things for granted”: Jannik Sinner stays grounded after another dominant Wimbledon win

Jannik Sinner remains grounded after yet another impressive triumph at Wimbledon, cruising into the fourth round. The world No. 1 this time defeated Spain's Pedro Martínez 6-1, 6-3, 6-1, delivering another notable performance where he didn't concede his serve.

The Italian dropped just 7 games against compatriot Luca Nardi in the first round (6-4, 6-3, 6-0) and then only 5 games against Alexander Vukic (6-1, 6-1, 6-3). Sinner is playing at an extremely high level, allowing him to advance without dropping his serve in the 41 service games he's played in the tournament, while breaking his opponents' serve 17 times.

"I just try to keep my level as high as possible,” Sinner stated in his press conference. “In any case, never take things for granted. Especially on grass, when you're not mentally at 100% or sometimes a bit slow, it's easy to drop a set. A break is easy, as we saw today in the second set. He had a couple of break points.”

“If I don't serve well there, things can get complicated. I'm happy, of course. On the other hand, let's see what's coming because the opponents, obviously whoever is in the fourth round, deserve to be there. It means they play a very high level of tennis. Let's see what's next. Overall, I'm very happy with the first week."

The Italian referred to his training during the tournament, stating he prepares match by match according to the opponent he will face. "I know everything that's going on,” he said. “I know how the players play. This is also part of my job because I also have to check these kinds of things. I know mostly what I'm looking at on my side, what I need to do. After all, in tennis, you have an opponent every time. You can't tactically prepare for the next potential opponent because if you lose to this guy, you're out of the tournament.”

“Let's go step by step, day by day. Tomorrow is a training day to prepare for the next match. I hope to prepare it well. Every player has problems on the court. You have to try to solve them, and every day is a different tactic. That's how we approach each match.”

Sinner will face Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round. The Italian holds a favorable 4-1 head-to-head record against Dimitrov, including the 2024 Miami Open Masters 1000 final.