Sinner Survives Borges Scare, Eyes Brooksby
World No.1 admits rust after scrappy Wimbledon win, setting up a third-round clash with Jenson Brooksby.
Jannik Sinner needed every ounce of his top-ranked resolve to stave off Nuno Borges in a second-round Wimbledon grinder that exposed the fragility of his grass-court preparation. 1 defending a major title. Sinner’s transition from the clay courts of Roland Garros to the pristine lawns of SW19 has been anything but smooth.
The French Open exit clearly left a mark, as Sinner himself admitted to feeling the rust during the early exchanges against Borges. The first two sets were tight affairs, decided entirely by tiebreaks where Sinner’s superior class eventually told the tale. Borges, ranked well below the summit of the game, pushed the top seed to the limit, exploiting moments of hesitation and unforced errors that have plagued Sinner’s early rounds here.
