The Jannik Sinner feat could become the first to achieve at the Wimbledon championships this year
Jannik Sinner will play his match in the first round in Wimbledon against his Italian countryman Luca Nardi.
Sinner, who enters the tournament as the first seed this year, lost to the fourth round against Daniil Medvedev at the All England Club in 2024.
Until now, he has only played two games during the grass swing, having undergone an early release at the Halle Open, but the world number one remains among the heavy favorites in SW19.
After the draw for Wimbledon, the 23-year-old journey to the final can see him against seven times the champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
If he progresses in the championship match, the sinner will have become the first to achieve a remarkable feat.
The feat that Jannik Sinner could achieve Wimbledon this year
If Sinner reaches a first Wimbledon final at this year’s event, he will become the first player born in 2000 or later to appear in the final of the four Grand Chelem tournaments.
The triple major champion won the Australian Open in 2024 and won the US Open later that season.
He went consecutive to Melbourne earlier this year, beating Alexander Zverev to hold the trophy at altitude for the second time, and reached his first final in Roland Garros in early June.
Everything remains to Sinner is an appearance in the championship match on Center Court in Wimbledon.
His best finish in southwest London occurred in 2023 when he reached the semi-final before losing Djokovic in two sets.
Jannik Sinner could make Italian history in Wimbledon
If a sinner to go to the end to Wimbledon, he will become the first Italian, man or woman, in the history of tennis to win the tournament.
Matteo Berrettini and Jasmine Paolini have come closer in recent years, the two compatriots reaching the final in 2021 and 2024, respectively.
Berrettini was refused by Djokovic, while Paolini was overcome by reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Carlos Alcaraz, the most likely opponent of Sinner, will be the fifth man in the era open to three peat at Wimbledon.
