Sinner beats Borges in three sets and flies to the third round at Wimbledon

Jannik Sinner he passed the second round at Wimbledon, the third Slam of the season taking place on London grass. The South Tyrolean champion, number 1 in the world tennis rankings and on the scoreboard, beat the Portuguese Nuno Borges48th in the ATP ranking, in three sets with a score of 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4, gained in two hours and 32 minutes of play.

In the first two sets, the blue always played defensively, not finding the right response and relying on the quality of his serve (22 aces in total). After a complicated debut in the first round against the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (n. 50 in the ranking), beaten in five sets, this time the 24-year-old Italian did not concede partials to his opponent.

Fifth consecutive year in the third round.

The defending champion advances after a solid performance against Nuno Borges ✨#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/THqmvQUZNx

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 1, 2026

Sinner’s words: “I’m happy”

The Italian athlete said he was “happy” with this success: “The second set was very tough”, admitted the Italian, “in the first two sets we served very well and there weren’t many rallies. I’m very happy to have won, now I have two successes and we’ll see what happens”.

“I’m happy with the result,” he added, “there are a couple of things to improve but I’m happy. Let’s see if I’ve shaken off the rust. I felt especially in the first game that I was missing something. This one was tight and games like this help me a little. We have to improve, tomorrow is a day of rest that we have to take advantage of because yesterday I didn’t do much.”

Next opponent at Wimbledon

In the third round the Italian, reigning champion, will face the American Jenson Brooksbynumber 81 in the world, who in the second match of the tournament overcame the Peruvian Ignacio Buse, 34th in the ranking and 31st in the seeding, with a rapid 6-2 6-2 6-3.