{"id":16053,"date":"2026-07-04T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=16053"},"modified":"2026-07-04T06:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:52:10","slug":"tim-henman-says-only-one-player-can-stop-jannik-sinner-winning-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=16053","title":{"rendered":"Tim Henman says only one player can stop Jannik Sinner winning Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tim Henman believes only one player is capable of preventing Jannik Sinner from retaining his Wimbledon title at the All England Club.<\/p>\n

Sinner overcame Carlos Alcaraz in an enthralling four-set contest last year to win the Wimbledon title for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

But the Italian arrived back at the All England Club this week with questions hanging over his title defence following his shock second-round exit in May\u2019s French Open.<\/p>\n

Sinner certainly showed signs of rustiness in his first match against Miomir Kecmanovic, with the 24-year-old taken to five sets before grinding out the win.<\/p>\n

The World No1 has looked far improved in recent matches, recording straight-set victories over Nuno Borges and Jenson Brooksby to book his spot in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

But speaking after his victory over Brooksby, Sinner admitted he still has work to do to get back to his best.<\/p>\n

‘Very happy about the win,’ he said. ‘I’m trying to improve every day. Small step forwards today, trying to get better. <\/p>\n

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Jannik Sinner is the defending champion (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘If I want to go far in this tournament, there are a couple of things we need to work on. He was a very tough opponent; I’m very happy about the result.’<\/p>\n

Despite not looking his best so far in the opening week, former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe believes Sinner is still the ‘absolute’ favourite to win again at SW19 this year.<\/p>\n

The defending champion will now face Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki in the next round, with a potential blockbuster semi-final clash against seven-time champion Novak Djokovic still a distinct possibility.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic was made to work against Arthur Rinderknech in round three (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And former Wimbledon semi-finalist Henman believes the Serbian is Sinner’s biggest threat after he came through a hard-fought contest against Arthur Rinderknech to reach the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Asked if Djokovic’s level has dropped in recent years, Henman said: ‘Not on a grass court. I think there are times, because his movement was so exceptional a few years ago, where he isn’t quite as quick. <\/p>\n

‘But I look at his ball striking, I look at his confidence and I also look around at his fellow competitors and he’s coming into the vast majority of these matches as the favourite. <\/p>\n

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Sinner beat Djokovic en route to winning the title last year (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘We’re allowed to speculate and look ahead and the only match in the only draw where he would be the underdog would be against Sinner, and that’s potentially in the semis.<\/p>\n

‘Auger-Aliassime is seeded third, but I’d take Djokovic any day of the week. Shelton has lost; Fritz is perhaps the only other interesting one.’<\/p>\n

Analysing Djokovic’s win over the big-serving Frenchman Rinderknech, Henman added: ‘It was a fairly predictable match in those first two sets, but Arthur Rinderknech deserves a lot of credit for his efforts in the third and fourth. <\/p>\n

‘He really held his level and he pushed Novak Djokovic to the brink, but when Djokovic needed it most, he came up with his best tennis to take that fourth-set tie-break and the match.’<\/p>\n

Speaking after his win, Djokovic told the BBC: ‘I think I’ve done everything I needed to do today, under circumstances that weren’t maybe as good for me as they were in the second round, and it was still enough to win.<\/p>\n

‘At this age and stage in my career, every day brings something new and unpredictable for me. I’m hoping that I will come out at my best in a few days’ time.’<\/p>\n

Djokovic will now face qualifier Roman Safiullin in the fourth round after he produced an impressive straight-set victory over Joao Fonseca.<\/p>\n

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