While some of his fellow seeds, notably American hope Jessica Pegula and Italian counterpart Lorenzo Musetti, crashed and burned on a sweltering Tuesday, world number one Jannik Sinner remained composed to advance to the second round at Wimbledon.
After a second day of oppressive heat, Novak Djokovic, 38, will play Frenchman Alexandre Muller tomorrow to continue his quest for a record-tying eighth Wimbledon crown and a solo 25th Grand Slam victory.
In a triumphant comeback to the Grand Slam stage following his thrilling loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final last month, a fiery Sinner easily defeated fellow Italian and close friend Luca Nardi 6-4 6-3 6-0.
“I’m thrilled about today because first round matchups are never easy.
