Italian Jannik Sinner advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon 2025 after defeating American Ben Shelton. The grueling match lasted nearly 4 hours after starting at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time on July 9, 2025.

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — There are only two players who have been able to knock Ben Shelton out of Grand Slams this year: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. That’s good news and bad for Shelton, who exited Wimbledon in the quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon as Sinner sent him home, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4.

It was business as usual for Jannik Sinner at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships as he defeated Ben Shelton to advance to the semifinals. However, there was some doubt about the Italian's fitness prior to their quarterfinal clash.

Ben Shelton had high praise for Jannik Sinner after losing to the Italian in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Ben Shelton could not produce a stunner in the Wimbvledon quarter-final. The American faced world no. 1 Jannik Sinner and suffered a 7-6 6-4, 6-4 defeat in two hours and 19 minutes.

There was speculation that Sinner might not be fit to play on Wednesday, yet the world No 1 emerged a 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 winner

Jannik Sinner sure didn’t play like someone dealing with an injured right elbow Wednesday, using terrific serving and his usual booming forehand to dismiss 10th-seeded Ben Shelton 7-6 (2),

Sinner is the World No. 1 and a -330 favorite to beat the rising American, but there are more concerns about the Italian coming into this match than Shelton. The most notable is that Sinner injured his elbow in his match against Grigor Dimitrov on Monday, and it was uncertain whether or not he would even be able to play on Wednesday.

World no1 Jannik Sinner was able to practice ahead of today's Wimbledon quarter-final against Ben Shelton. Sinner on Monday hurt his elbow after slipping on the baseline during his fourth-round match with Grigor Dimitrov, which he was trailing by two sets before the Bulgarian was forced to retire with an apparent pectoral injury.