Jannik Sinner powers into fifth straight Wimbledon quarterfinal

Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates beating Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki (R) during their men’s singles round of 16 tennis match on the seventh day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Reigning champion Jannik Sinner eased into his fifth consecutive Wimbledon quarterfinal with a straight-sets victory over Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki on Sunday.

The world number one was given a spirited challenge by the 151st-ranked Mochizuki, but secured a 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 6-3 success to set up a last-eight tie with German veteran Jan-Lennard Struff.

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11 straight wins at The Championships.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner seals his place in the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3 win against Mochizuki on Centre Court 🇮🇹 #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/BCTkJlLeFn

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“I tried to stay aggressive. I had some chances in the second set and couldn’t use them, but I’m still very happy, trying to step up the level as we go,” said the four-time Grand Slam champion.

Sinner did not play a grass-court warm-up event ahead of Wimbledon for the first time and looked a little undercooked earlier in the week, especially when he needed five sets to beat Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.

But he has grown into the tournament and produced his best performance of the week in the last 16, saving all five break points he faced.

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Mochizuki had joked he expected Sinner to “try to destroy him” and said he would mix up his game to try and disrupt the Italian’s flow.

The top seed was never in any serious trouble, though, of suffering a shock exit like in his second-round loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the recent French Open.

Sinner needed two hours and 25 minutes to wrap up the victory under the Centre Court roof and remain on a semifinal collision course with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.