Wimbledon: Sinner overcomes Borges in straight sets, breaks Italian Grand Slam record

London, July 1 (IANS) Defending champion Jannik Sinner produced a much-improved display to move into the third round of Wimbledon, defeating Portugal's Nuno Borges 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-4 on Centre Court and setting up a clash with American Jenson Brooksby.

After being pushed to five sets by Miomir Kecmanovic in his opening match, the World No.

1 showed a much stronger performance on Wednesday. He raised his game in the key moments, breaking back when Borges served for the second set at 5-4. He finished the match in two hours and 32 minutes.

This win was important beyond Wimbledon. It marked Sinner's 95th Grand Slam main-draw win, moving him past Nicola Pietrangeli for the most Grand Slam match wins by an Italian player.

At 24 years old, he is also trying to make history at the All England Club. He aims to be only the 10th man in the Open Era to defend the Wimbledon title, two years after his rival Carlos Alcaraz achieved this.