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Qatar News Agency reported that Jannik Sinner eased past Portugal’s Nuno Borges 7-6 7-6 6-4 in the second round at the All England Club. The Italian will next meet Jenson Brooksby ranked 81st in the world. Sinner had required five sets to get past Miomir Kecmanovic in his opening match.
ATP Tour data shows the 24-year-old Sinner owns a 20-4 record at Wimbledon where he lifted the trophy in 2025 with a four-set victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the final. He carries a 29-10 career mark on grass courts that ranks among the best for active players. ESPN figures place his 2026 season record at 37-3 with five titles captured across various surfaces.
Daniil Medvedev the ninth seed from Russia also moved into the third round after battling past Spain’s Daniel Merida Aguilar 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2. Medvedev dropped the first set before mounting a comeback that demonstrated his grass-court adaptability. The win keeps the veteran contender on track in the top half of the draw.
Aryna Sabalenka the world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion advanced on the women’s side with a 6-1 7-6 victory over McCartney Kessler. She will face Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the third round. Ostapenko the 2017 French Open winner had dispatched Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic 6-2 6-0 in an earlier match according to the Qatar News Agency.
Sinner survived a scare in his first-round encounter that stretched three and a half hours and featured 31 aces along with more than 50 unforced errors. The defending champion recovered from losing two of the first three sets before closing out the decider 6-3. Such resilience underscores his status as the clear favorite to repeat at the grass major.
The 2026 Wimbledon tournament runs through July 12 and features strengthened fields following recent shifts in the tennis calendar. Sinner’s comfortable second-round display follows a period in which he claimed multiple Masters 1000 events earlier this year. Further matches in the third round will determine which players reach the second week at the historic venue.
