Jannik Sinner continues to dominate at Wimbledon as he books his place in the fourth round.
Luca Nardi and Aleksandar Vukic were no match for Sinner in his opening two rounds, brushing them both aside without dropping a set.
The Italian’s third-round opponent couldn’t do much better, as Sinner defeated Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-3, 6-1.
Having been more dominant than any other player so far at Wimbledon, it’s fair to say Sinner looks a real contender for the title.
Dropping just 17 games en route to the last 16, Sinner broke a record held by an ATP Tour legend for over 20 years.
Jannik Sinner breaks record for fewest games dropped to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon
In 2004, Switzerland’s Roger Federer began his Wimbledon campaign in dominant fashion, dropping just 19 games on his way to the fourth round.
- 2004 Wimbledon 1R – Roger Federer beat Aleksa Bogdanovic, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
- 2004 Wimbledon 2R – Roger Federer beat Alejandro Falla, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
- 2004 Wimbledon 3R – Roger Federer beat Thomas Johansson, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
For 21 years, no player enjoyed a more convincing run through to the last 16 until Sinner broke the record at Wimbledon in 2025.
- 2025 Wimbledon 1R – Jannik Sinner beat Luca Nardi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0
- 2025 Wimbledon 2R – Jannik Sinner beat Aleksandar Vukic, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
- 2025 Wimbledon 3R – Jannik Sinner beat Pedro Martinez, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
Dropping two fewer games than Federer did back in 2004, Sinner took the record from the 20-time Grand Slam champion.
When told he’d broken the record during his post-match press conference, Sinner wasn’t too interested.
“About the games lost, this is whatever. I’m not looking at these kinds of records,” he said.
“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.”
The Italian did, however, have plenty to say about Federer, as he reflected on the 43-year-old’s legendary career.
“I watched matches of his and the all-time classics. The tennis was for sure a bit different in a way of more serve and volleys back in the days. The grass was different,” said Sinner.
“Obviously, I enjoyed it so much, watching Roger [Federer] play. I never played against him in an official match.
“On the other hand, how they played was amazing. Tennis has changed a little bit. That’s for sure.”
Perhaps Sinner will take some more inspiration from Federer as he approaches the second week of Wimbledon.
How far did Roger Federer go at Wimbledon in 2004?
After three convincing wins in his opening three matches at Wimbledon in 2004, Federer was faced with a tricky test in the last 16.
Standing between him and a place in the quarterfinals was big-server Ivo Karlovic, who was bound to take a few games off Federer.
The Croat did just that, but Federer held firm, winning in three sets 6-3, 7-6, 7-6, to set up a quarterfinal clash with 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt.
After Federer won the first set 6-1, he dropped the second to Hewitt in a tiebreak before proceeding to win in four.
His spotless record had gone, but his title ambitions certainly hadn’t as he made light work of number ten seed Sebastian Grosjean in the semi-finals.
Taking on America’s Andy Roddick in the final, Federer trailed early, but came through to win his second Wimbledon title 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4.
In total, Federer dropped 78 games at Wimbledon in 2004, an impressively low tally.
Only time will tell if Sinner can match or beat that in 2025, but it will definitely be something to look out for.
Sinner will return to the court for his fourth-round match with Grigor Dimitrov on Monday, July 7.
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