During his match against Cobolli, the 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered a small muscle problem that prevented him from being at the top of his shape in the semifinals. In addition, Sinner’s current version is objectively superior to the 38-year-old from Belgrade who is going through the last phase of his amazing career.
The former world No.1 thought this tournament was the ideal one to try and make tennis history once again, considering that he triumphed seven times at Church Road and had reached the final in both 2023 and 2024.
The Serbian veteran reached the semifinals again in this edition, but his level did not seem too bright either against Alex de Minaur in the round of 16 or against Flavio Cobolli in the quarterfinals (Nole had given up a set in both matches and was forced to come back).
