Sinner's victory (7-6, 6-4, 6-4) was more competitive than the final tally indicates, but prevailing in all the key moments of the match despite elbow soreness from the Italian is a notable feat.

World number one Jannik Sinner shrugged off any doubts about his fitness to reach the Wimbledon semi-final for the second time with a clinical defeat of American Ben Shelton on Wednesday.

There’s not much shame in losing to guys named Sinner and Alcaraz in Grand Slams when they have shared the last six.