by A few minutes after the long -awaited quarter -finals between Jannik Sünder and Ben Shelton, the camera paper trees on No 1 Court had already completed their first search for the elaborate bandage and long, white sleeves, which apparently had the fragile elbow of the Italian.
In this game between the world No. 1 and another of the most exciting young players in the sport, the story had already been determined. After the physical fights of sinners in the previous round, all eyes rested on his elbow. He reacted to these concerns with an increasing, emphatic performance and neutralized the Nuclear Shelton services when he returned to the Wimbledon semi-final with an efficient 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 victory.
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Regardless of his physical concerns or the considerable mental challenge to regain his defeat against Carlos Alcaraz in the French open final, the consistency of sinners is eternal. With this victory he is the 12th player at open time, who has reached four consecutive Grand Slam semi-final. Every time he goes on the square, he is an incredibly difficult player.
From the beginning, Sinner looked completely like himself when he put together a dominant performance, effortlessly overwhelmed his service games and overwhelming Shelton from the baseline with his relentless weight to shot, depth and consistency: On Tuesday, he was waiting for the results of his MRI, there was enough doubt, but he remains one of the support examiners when he pursued his first Wimbledon title.
When the Sinner and Shelton did not enter into a court, the establishment of this encounter was dominated by the events on Monday during the remarkable victory in the fourth round against Grigor Dimitrov. In the opening game, Sinner had slipped awkwardly and landed on his elbow. When he fought, Sinner was observed by a highest Dimitrov for two sets and he had a serious risk of defeat until the disaster struck.
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While he led 6-3, 7-5, 2-2, Dimitrov ripped off his pectoral muscle abruptly and immediately had to retire. When Dimitrov left the farm in tears, Sünder’s thoughts immediately switched to his own injury. Sünner underwent a scan, but his team decided not to disclose the results.
Fifty minutes in this quarter -finals these doubts had disappeared. The two shots, which were probably affected by a right elbow injury, sinners serve and forehand, were devastating from the start when he excluded Shelton in a high -quality, dominated set from his service areas. At the end of the set, he had only made an informal mistake and only lost two points on his serve.
With the first set, sinners relaxed and dominated his service games. Both in the second and the third set, Sinner threw everything on Shelton when he reached 5-4, and forced the American to take longer stock exchanges and enables the stress to carry out the rest. Both times, Shelton’s back did not hold backhand.
Despite the defeat, this was another immense tournament for Shelton, who has already reached two Grand Slam semi-final and two quarter-finals in two and a half years since leaving College and at the same time made dramatic improvements to his game. Against No. 1 player in the world, this match was a measure of how far it has to go. Shelton’s strengths are immense – his serve remains monstrous and he supports it with its destructive, versatile forehand, its excellent sportiness and sufficient variations in his shots.
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However, Shelton’s weaknesses were blatantly against a rounded player like sinners. The fact that he only won two points in the entire first set to serve the sinner, and 19% of the service points as a whole was also an indictment against his return. Although he has made significant improvements to his two -handed backhand, under pressure from an opponent who, so immensely pace, weight and depth, meets so consistently, his backhand broke out without exception in the longer exchanges.
While he tries to close the gap between himself and the two best players in the world, there is still a long way for Shelton, but that also applies to almost everyone else.
