Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic
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Jannik Sinner will be facing Carlos Alcaraz in a repeat of the French Open final after defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Djokovic looked out of sorts as he battled with an apparent groin injury throughout the match,
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner shrugged off any fears about his injured elbow with a clinical defeat of powerful young American 10th seed Ben Shelton to reach the Wimbledon semi-final for the second time on Wednesday.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his third consecutive Wimbledon singles final after beating Taylor Fritz.
Luck favored Jannik Sinner, who, despite being two sets down in the Wimbledon fourth round, advanced due to the unfortunate withdrawal of Grigor Dimitrov, who suffered a chest strain. The
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.
Sinner Cruises Past Shelton Despite Elbow Injury