Partway through Ben Shelton’s Wimbledon fourth-round meeting with Lorenzo Sonego, one man in the press box turned to his companion and asked who the winner would face next. “Jannik Sinner,” the other replied confidently.
Never mind that Sinner had yet to play his quarter-final with Grigor Dimitrov. The result was taken as read. Death, taxes and Jannik Sinner winning, to paraphrase the saying. (Ironically, Dimitrov then came a set away from a huge upset before retiring injured).
