Sinner outlasts Alcaraz in 4-set battle to advance to Wimbledon quarter-finals
Jannik Sinner outduelled Carlos Alcaraz in a matchup of up-and-comers to reach his first Wimbledon quarter-final, although he needed six match points to put his opponent away on Sunday.
The 20-year-old Sinner failed to convert two match points in the third-set tiebreaker but recovered to win 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 on Centre Court against the 19-year-old Alcaraz. In terms of combined age, it was the youngest men's singles matchup in the round of 16 or later at Wimbledon since 17-year-old Boris Becker beat Henri Leconte in the quarter-finals in 1985.
The 10th-seeded Sinner had three more match points at 5-2 in the fourth but the No. 5-seeded Alcaraz saved them all before holding serve. Sinner then saved a break point in the next game before finally converting his sixth match point with a forehand winner.
He will face the winner of the match between defending champion Novak Djokovic and unseeded Tim van Rijthoven.
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In other action, Cam Norrie became the first British man in five years to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, beating Tommy Paul in straight sets on No. 1 Court.
The ninth-seeded Norrie was only broken once as he won 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
He is the first British male quarter-finalist since Andy Murray in 2017 and will face David Goffin of Belgium. Norrie reached a
