Sinner advances to last 16

Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 10 seed, advanced to the last 16 of Wimbledon by beating American John Isner, the No 20 seed, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday evening.

Sinner, ranked No 13, will play the winner of the match between German Oscar Otte, the No 32 seed, and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 5 seed, next.

The 20-year-old Italian won against Swiss wildcard Stan Wawrinka (7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and Swede Mikael Ymer (6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2) ahead of his victory.

In the previous rounds, Isner, ranked No 24, won against French qualifier Enzo Couacaud (6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5) and edged out Andy Murray (6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-4).

London (Grand Slam), other third-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 40.350.000, most recent results first):

• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Rafael Nadal
• Nick Kyrgios vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Alex Molcan vs. Taylor Fritz
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Daniel Elahi Galan Riveros
• Alex De Minaur vs. Liam Broady
• Richard Gasquet vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Jack Sock vs. Jason Murray Kubler
• Cristian Garin vs. Jenson Brooksby
• Cameron Norrie vs. Steve Johnson: friday
• Oscar Otte vs. Carlos Alcaraz: friday
• Novak Djokovic (1) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (25): 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
• Tommy Paul (30) beat Jiri Vesely: 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
• David Goffin beat Ugo Humbert: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5
• Frances Tiafoe (23) beat Alexander Bublik: 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (22): 6-4, 6-3, 6-4