Wimbledon
London, July 5: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continued his dominant run at Wimbledon 2025, booking a spot in the second week with a routine straight-sets win over an ailing Pedro Martinez.
The Italian needed just under two hours to dispatch the Spaniard 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday, in a match that never looked in doubt.
Martinez, clearly troubled by a right shoulder injury, struggled to serve during the early exchanges and called for a medical timeout after the fifth game.
Although he managed to offer brief resistance once the painkillers set in, there was no stopping Sinner, who looked sharp and unrelenting as he marched into the fourth round.
Meanwhile, rising Russian star Mirra Andreeva continued to impress on No.1 Court.
The 18-year-old produced a composed and clinical performance to defeat American debutant Hailey Baptiste 6-1, 6-3.
Despite Baptiste’s attempts to mix up her play and rattle the teenager, Andreeva held her nerve and fired back with precision and poise, matching her fourth-round finish from last year.
The third big name of the day to move through was Belgium’s Elise Mertens, who stunned 14th seed Elina Svitolina in a high-quality encounter.
Mertens, fresh off her grass-court title in ’s-Hertogenbosch, stormed through the opening set 6-1 in just 26 minutes. Though Svitolina raised her level in the second, forcing a tiebreak, Mertens held firm to clinch the match in straight sets.
“It just clicked today,” Mertens said after the win. “I felt confident from the start and stuck to my plan, especially when things got tight in the second set.”
With the tournament heading into its second week, Sinner remains the man to beat in the men’s draw, while Andreeva and Mertens have firmly established themselves as serious contenders on the women’s side.
Jannik Sinner, with his clinical precision and unshakeable composure, continues to underline why he is the top seed and a strong favourite to lift the trophy this year.
His form, confidence, and dominance over his opponents, even those battling through injuries like Pedro Martinez, suggest he is peaking at just the right time.
On the women’s side, Mirra Andreeva’s poise and maturity far beyond her years have turned heads once again, as she quietly carves a path deeper into the draw, sending a clear message to the more experienced players around her.
Elise Mertens, meanwhile, reminded everyone why she’s long been a formidable presence on tour, toppling a seeded opponent with intelligent shot selection and steely resolve under pressure.
As the competition intensifies and the stakes get higher, the blend of youth, experience, resilience and form is setting up Wimbledon 2025 for an unforgettable finish.
With established stars like Sinner asserting dominance and rising talents like Andreeva making bold statements, Wimbledon 2025 is shaping into a compelling mix of generational transition and elite performance. The resurgence of players like Elise Mertens adds another layer to the unfolding drama, proving that experience and adaptability still hold immense value on the game’s biggest stage. (Agencies)