Wimbledon top seed Jannik Sinner crushed Pedro Martinez to reach the last 16 without losing a set on Saturday while title rival Novak Djokovic targets his 100th victory at the tournament.
This is also as seven-time champion Novak Djokovic outclassed Dan Evans in what could be the British veteran’s final appearance at Wimbledon.
Evans, now ranked 154th in the world and given a wildcard to play at the All England Club, lost 6-3 6-2 6-0 in their second-round match.
Sinner took just one hour and 55 minutes to demolish 52nd-ranked Martinez 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 in a Centre Court masterclass, though the Spaniard was struggling with a shoulder issue.
The 23-year-old will face Bulgarian 19th seed Grigor Dimitrov or Austria’s Sebastian Ofner in the fourth round at the All England Club.
Sinner has lost just 17 games across his first three matches at this year’s tournament, in contrast to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who has shown patchy form on route to the last 16.
The Italian returned from a doping ban in May, losing the Italian Open final to Alcaraz and squandering three championship points against the Spaniard in the French Open final last month.
His best performance at Wimbledon was a run to the semi-finals in 2023 and he reached the quarter-finals last year.
“Every time you reach the second week of a Grand Slam it’s a very special occasion,” said Sinner, who acknowledged Martinez’s discomfort with his shoulder.
“Even more special here in Wimbledon, so I’m very happy to be in the second week.”
Serb great Djokovic, 38, produced a serving masterclass which even left Evans shaking his head in disbelief at several points.
The 35-year-old home favourite, who was willed on by an encouraging Centre Court crowd, won just nine of his 58 receiving points (16%) in the match.
