Defending champion and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/wimbledon-2026-jannik-sinner-reflects-on-victory-over-portugal-nuno-borges-23637824" rel="nofollow">world number one Jannik Sinner</a> continued his fine run at the ongoing Wimbledon competition, marching into the quarterfinals on Sunday night.
Sinner marched past Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3 to book his quarter-final spot at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament for the fifth time.
Since being pushed to a five-set epic by Miomir Kecmanovic in his opening-round clash, Sinner has been on a roll, producing three straight-set wins.
"The first time we played against each other, I did not know exactly what to expect," Sinner said during his post-match interview.
"I tried to handle the situation slightly better than him, which I've done. But he is an incredible player. Coming from Qualies and playing such a high level for such a long time. It's amazing, and I wish him only the best. He should be proud of himself and, of course, his whole team," he added.
<h2>Clinical serving helps Jannik Sinner ease past Shintaro Mochizuki</h2>
Facing the Japanese for the first time, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/jannik-sinner-downs-carlos-alcaraz-to-win-first-wimbledon-23584507" rel="nofollow">defending Wimbledon champion</a> saved a break point to hold serve in the second game of the match and got two breaks of his own during the first-set win. After being level 4-4 in the second set, Sinner produced a magnificent show in the tiebreak and continued his dominance till the third set towards a two-hour and 25-minute win.
Sinner fired a total of 44 winners and saved all five break points as he dealt with his opponent's much-improved game on grass. He will play Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarterfinals as he aims to defend his Wimbledon crown.
"Very tricky, especially on this surface," Sinner said when asked about the 5-foot-9 Mochizuki's game.
"His game suits it very well because he is very low. But all things considered, I tried to stay a bit more aggressive. I had some chances in the second set, couldn't use them, but still I'm very happy about today's performance. I try to step up every day and be a little bit better, so very happy about today," Sinner concluded.
Sinner could potentially face <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/wimbledon-2026-novak-djokovic-defeats-arthur-rinderknech-to-secure-berth-in-last-16-23638143" rel="nofollow">24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic</a> in the semi-final and French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the final.
(With ANI inputs)

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Defending champion Jannik Sinner registered his third consecutive straight-sets win at Wimbledon, defeating Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki to reach the final eight


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