Sinner will play the winner of Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli in Friday's semifinals on Centre Court. Fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz is the lone remaining American on the men's side. He'll play Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Let's take a closer look at Wednesday's match and what went right for Sinner.

Jannik Sinner has started his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Ben Shelton with a white arm sleeve over the right elbow he hurt in his previous match.

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — There are only two players who have been able to knock Ben Shelton out of Grand Slams this year: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. That’s good news and bad for Shelton, who exited Wimbledon in the quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon as Sinner sent him home, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4.