The
20-year-old
Italian
converted
his
sixth
match
point
of
an
enthralling
encounter
on
Centre
Court
to
reach
his
third
grand
slam
quarter-final.
The
contest
had
been
billed
as
a
clash
between
two
of
the
sport’s
future
superstars,
with
their
combined
age
the
lowest
in
a
fourth-round
grand
slam
match
since
Juan
Martin
del
Potro
faced
Kei
Nishikori
at
the
2008
US
Open.
At
19
years
and
66
days
old,
Alcaraz
had
become
the
youngest
male
player
to
reach
the
last
16
at
Wimbledon
since
2011,
and
Sinner
was
keen
to
credit
his
opponent
after
a
battle
which
lasted
three
hours
and
35
minutes.
“First
of
all,
Carlos
is
a
very
tough
opponent
and
a
very
nice
person,
so
it’s
always
a
huge
pleasure
for
me
to
play
against
him,”
Sinner
said.
“Today
was
such
a
great
crowd
and
especially
today,
100
years
[since
Centre
Court
opened]…
it’s
just
amazing.
“It’s
tough
when
you
have
match
point
and
you
still
have
to
play.
It’s
part
of
the
game,
part
of
tennis,
and
obviously
I’m
very
happy
with
how
I
reacted.
“I’m
very
happy
to
be
in
the
next
round,
and
hopefully
I
can
play
some
good
tennis
also
in
the
next
round.”
Sinner,
who
boasts
a
5-0
record
against
Spanish
players
in
2022,
was
asked
where
the
triumph
ranked
among
the
best
moments
of
his
career.
He
said:
“In
the
top
list,
for
sure.
I
didn’t
expect
it
because
I
was
not
playing
so
well
on
the
grass.
“Then
match
after
match
I
was
better,
I
won
my
first
grass-court
match
here
in
the
first
round,
and
now
I’m
here
in
the
quarter-finals.
I
tried
to
adapt
myself
and
the
crowd
helps
me
a
lot.”
Sinner
had
previously
lost
four
fourth-round
meetings
with
top-10
players
at
grand
slams,
being
beaten
by
Alexander
Zverev
at
the
2020
French
Open
and
2021
US
Open,
Rafael
Nadal
at
the
2021
French
Open,
and
Andrey
Rublev
at
Roland
Garros
last
month.
Sinner
also
improved
his
2022
record
against
top-10
opponents
to
2-5
with
the
victory,
with
his
only
previous
win
coming
against
Rublev
at
the
Monte
Carlo
Masters.
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