For world number one Jannik Sinner, the third Grand Slam tournament of the year is over after the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old South Tyrolean lost to Russia's Daniil Medvedev (ATP 5) in just under four hours 7:6 (7:9), 4:6, 6:7 (4:7), 6:2, 3:6.
Medvedev laid the foundation for his successful revenge for losing the Australian Open final in the third set. He had to let the physically weakened Sinner close the gap again after leading by a break and fend off two set points at 5:6 before he prevailed 7:4 in the tie-break. He made the decisive service break in the fifth set to make it 3:1.
Medvedev thus prevented a repeat of the French Open semi-final between Sinner and the world number three Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish Roland Garros winner Alcaraz lost the first set against the in-form American Tommy Paul (ATP 13), but went on to win in four sets. The quarter-finals in the lower half of the table between Lorenzo Musetti and Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur and Novak Djokovic will take place on Wednesday.
Doctor called onto the court
Sinner had been struggling with health problems during the match against Medvedev and caused a moment of shock when he had himself examined by a doctor, apparently to check the oxygen content in his blood. Shortly beforehand, it had looked as if the Italian was about to lose consciousness.
Sinner then retired to the dressing room for further examinations, but was back on the pitch a short time later.
Lulu Sun's run ends in the quarter-finals
Lulu Sun's (WTA 123) run at Wimbledon has come to a halt after seven wins. The 23-year-old New Zealand qualifier, who grew up in Vaud and played for Switzerland until last year, lost in the quarter-finals to the unseeded Croatian Donna Vekic (WTA 37) in just over two hours 7:5, 4:6, 1:6.
After three wins in qualifying and four in the main draw, Sun ran out of steam against Stan Wawrinka's former girlfriend after winning the opening set. Although she managed to break back in the second set at 3:5, she only won one more game after that (at 1:5 in the third set). "She played incredibly well and pushed me to the limit," said the 28-year-old Vekic after reaching a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time.
Thanks to her exploit on the London grass, Sun will make a big leap forward in the WTA rankings and move into the top 60. Her quarter-final advance will also earn her prize money of 375,000 pounds (430,000 Swiss francs). Former top 20 player Vekic will return to the top 30 regardless of how the tournament progresses. Her opponent in the semi-finals will either be the Italian Jasmine Paolini (WTA 7) or the American Emma Navarro (WTA 17).