Jannik Sinner wasted little time in racing past Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round at Wimbledon
stepped on to Centre Court here just after 7.30pm on Friday for his third-round clash with Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, knowing that he had less than three and a half hours to complete the match before the 11pm curfew. Having gone three hours and 42 minutes in beating his fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini in the previous round, there was little margin for error.
Sinner enjoyed his best run here last year when he reached the semi-finals and said one of his coaches, Darren Cahill, has been giving him a few tips on how to succeed on the surface. “To make friendship with the grass,” he said, smiling. “Darren always tells me this. Be kind to the grass and something positive will happen.”
Another break at the start of the third set put Sinner on his way and the world No 1 eased through the rest of it to wrap things up. The only break point he faced in the entire match came in the final game, but he saved it with a brilliant running forehand. In truth, Kecmanovic never had a chance. It’s asking an awful lot for Tommy Paul to back up his Queen’s Club title by winning a first grand slam title at Wimbledon a week on Sunday, but the American advanced to round four with aplomb, keeping the dream alive. “I’m having fun on the grass,” he said, after making it eight wins on the bounce with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. “I like it. Every time I play on it, I feel more and more comfortable.
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