Wimbledon 2026: Sinner storms into semis with straight-set victory over Struff

Jannik Sinner returns to Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday. Pic/AFP

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is on course for a blockbuster Wimbledon showdown with Novak Djokovic after the defending champion ended German veteran Jan-Lennard Struff's fairytale run in the quarter-finals.

Sinner won 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 and will face Djokovic in the last four if the seven-time Wimbledon champion beats Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime later on Tuesday.

The four-time Grand Slam champion wasn't at his best, but his booming serve kept World No. 74 Struff at bay as he reached his 10th Grand Slam semi-final, while also giving a glimpse of his new-found endurance in sweltering heat after he wilted at the recent French Open, losing to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in similar conditions.

"It was a huge test today. I felt comfortable on the physical side, a good step forwards. We worked a lot after Paris trying to understand what went wrong and prepared in the best possible way," Sinner said.

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