Jannik Sinner overcame Ben Shelton in straight groups to reach Wimbledon’s semifinal for the second time on Wednesday, alleviating the fear of an elbow injury he suffered in the previous round.

sinful Wear a protective sleeve on his right arm during him 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 Quarterfinal victory against 10th seed Shelton in two hours 19 minutes.

But the 23-year-old, who hurt himself in the previous round against Grigor DimitrovHe encountered embarrassment to reach his second semifinal at the All England club.

The sinner, who was crushed after returning one of Shelton, serves in the second set, said after the match in court that he was in mind.

“You know when you’re in a lot of tension, try not to think about it,” the Italian said when asked about his injury.

“It has improved a lot from yesterday to today. Yesterday, my day was too short in the Practice Court, 20 minutes just with coaches.”

But he added: “This is no excuse. There is no better phase to play tennis, and I think I showed this today.

“Again, you know, the atmosphere helps me a lot, so thank you very much for the support.”

The upper seed had aroused fear that he might have to withdraw from the tournament after falling at the beginning of his fourth round against Dimitrov.

The Italian upper seed was falling from two groups and on the eve of a shock exit when the Bulgarian withdrew a pectoral muscle while serving and had to retire.

Sinner, a three -time Grand Slam champion, lowered his training schedule on Tuesday and had a scan to determine the extent of his damage.

The number one world, which has never reached Wimbledon’s final, is the first Italian man to arrive four times throughout the club of England, following his previous semifinal appearance in 2023.

Beaten Carlos Alcaraz In an epic French final in June, when he exploded a two -set lead and destroyed three championship points, the sinner was revived in his first three matches in Wimbledon.

He only fell 17 games to equalize a 53-year-old record for the fewer games accepted on the way to Wimbledon’s last 16.

Shelton had surpassed his father and coach Bryan, who reached Wimbledon 16 31 years ago, but he was not a match for the sinner, who is seeking to reach his fourth direct Grand Slam final.

Italian ground on his way through a first exhaustive set of 52 minutes.

Shelton was also in the wars, and the 22-year-old needed the ankle of his left foot re-regulated late in the set.

Sinner broke down in the 10th match of the second set to capture a two-set lead.

The third set was a narrow issue, going with the service until the 10th match, when Shelton collapsed.

Sinner needed three points of match, but celebrated when the American went long.

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