Jannik Sinner, the winner of the Australian Open, defeated Ben Shelton to go to the Indian Wells quarterfinals, marking his 18th straight triumph.
In windy conditions, Sinner overcame American Shelton in a close first set and saw no opposition in the second, winning 7-6(4) 6-1 to keep his clean record unbroken in 2024.
Recently, Sinner was seen playing soccer and viewers were stunned to see him playing football with his left foot like Novak Djokovic. Despite being right-handed, Sinner plays soccer with his left foot, and it looks amazing.
Sinner in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Sinner achieved a 15-0 record in 2024. Jannik is playing in Indian Wells where he managed to beat the world no.99 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-0, the world no.25 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-4 and the world no.16 Ben Shelton 7-64 6-1.
Jannik Sinner will face the world no.32 Jiri Lehecka in the quarter on Thursday at 11:00 am on STADIUM 2. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Lehecka.
Sinner clinched 2 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
Sinner won 13 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner has scheduled to compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
Novak Djokovic in 2024
Currently the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 11th of March when he was defeated by world no.123 Luca Nardi 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
Presently, during this year the Serbian achieved an overall 8-3 record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant performance of this season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open.
Djokovic is scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 18th of March.
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic faced off 7 times. Their actual head to head record is 4-3 for Djokovic. The last time they locked horns, Jannik Sinner won 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2024.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.