Jannik Sinner has offered his reaction to breaking a record set by Roger Federer after Saturday’s win over Pedro Martinez at Wimbledon 2025.
The world No.1 has been in fine form at the All England Club this year and barely broke a sweat as he beat Martinez 6-1 6-3 6-1 in the third round.
Sinner also cruised past Aleksandar Vukic and Luca Nardi in the second and first rounds respectively, playing some of his best tennis in SW19.
The Italian has now broken Federer’s record for the fewest games dropped en route to the Wimbledon last 16 in Open Era.
Sinner has only conceded 17 games across his opening three matches – overtaking Federer – who conceded 19 games at this stage back in 2004.
Sinner: Tennis has changed a little bit
Ahead of his fourth-round showdown against Grigor Dimitrov, Sinner was quizzed about breaking Federer’s Open Era record at the Championships.
‘I have watched matches of him and the all-time classics,’ Sinner said. ‘The tennis was a bit different with more serve and volleys back in the day.
‘The grass was different. Obviously I enjoyed it so much, watching Roger play. I never played against him in an official match.
‘Tennis has changed a little bit, that’s for sure. About the games [record], this is whatever.
‘I’m not looking at these kind of records or not. Because I know everything can change very quickly from one round to the other. But I’m very happy to be in the next round.’
Federer makes Wimbledon title prediction
Federer, who retired from tennis in 2022, holds the record for the most Wimbledon men’s singles titles with eight triumphs in SW19.
The Swiss icon shared his thoughts who who he thinks will come out on top this week, with Federer adamant that Sinner is in the mix along with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
But Federer actually views Alcaraz as the slight favourite – given he’s landed the last two Wimbledon trophies.
Sinner: I know that I can go far
Meanwhile, Sinner has played down talk of ‘negative feelings’ heading into Wimbledon after losing the French Open final to Alcaraz and is sure he can ‘go far’ in the men’s singles if he keeps his level up.
‘Look, it’s a new tournament,’ Sinner added. ‘New Grand Slam. New surface. I’m not concerned about my level I can play at times.
‘I’m not concerned that one loss can influence you for such a long time. I believe that here is a new chance that I can do something good for my side.
‘If I play some good tennis, I know that I can go far potentially. Maybe I lose the next round. I don’t know. But I’m not concerned.
‘Honestly, I’m very, very happy to be here. I’m happy that I have the chance to play on such special courts here in Wimbledon. There is no better place to play tennis at this moment.
‘Everything is going well. I had a good preparation to prepare this tournament. Now let’s see how I do here and how far I can go.’
