Wimbledon, Ben Shelton and Jannik Sinner
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No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated No. 10 Ben Shelton 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Thursday’s men's quarterfinal at Wimbledon. Sinner will now advance to the semifinals for the second time in three years and face either Flavio Cobolli or Novak Djokovic on Friday.
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.
Wimbledon quarter-finalist Ben Shelton has been one of the most exciting stars at the All England Club, but the American may have turned the home crowd against him