Sinner suffers but wins on his debut at Wimbledon, Kecmanovic beaten in five sets

Jannik Sinner he won on his debut at Wimbledon as the reigning championbeating the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in five sets with the score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-3, in three and a half hours of battle.

Sinner soffre ma vince

The Italian number one in the world, upon his return after illness and retirement at Roland Garros, suffered more than expected, particularly in the third set he lost after wasting a set point.

Sinner’s route on London grass

In the second round Sinner will face the Portuguese Nuno Borgeswho beat American qualifier Tristan Boyer.

Sinner had not won a fifth set for over two years (with Medvedev in the 2024 Australian Open final) and was coming off a series of five matches in the fifth lost.

The fall in the third set

For the blue there was also a fall with blood, fear and pain in the third set. With the score at 2-2, Sinner fell while running backwards, caught off guard by the Serbian, and lost his balance and ended up on the ground ruinously.

It remained lay down for a few minutes, experiencing severe hip and knee pain. When the game resumed he conceded a few points to his opponent. A noticeable red stain appeared on Jannik’s left shoe, which was white, which he later explained was blood lost from a nail.

Bechkam in the Royal Box for Sinner

David Beckham watched Jannik Sinner’s debut match at Wimbledon from the Royal Box. The 51-year-old former Manchester United and England champion, now a successful entrepreneur and president of Inter Miami, was accompanied by his mother Sandra.

For him it was a diversion from football world cup where he is a major television protagonist in commercials for brands such as Pepsi, McDonald’s, Lay’s, Stella Artois, Home Depot, Bank of America, Verizon and Adidas.

A few rows away fromex Spice Boy his son Romeo Beckham was also there with his girlfriend, the model Kim Turnball, to watch the Italian number one in the world suffer against the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.

In the Royal Box, a reserved area that has existed since 1922, there are 74 seats. Among the VIPs present on the first day were also the actor Mark Rylance and the Boyzone singer Ronan Keating