'Whatever': Sinner Gives Shocking Response To Breaking Federer Record At Wimbledon

Saturday, 05 July 2025 at 22:10

byJordan Reynolds

Jannik Sinner's one-sided victories in his opening three rounds at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships led to him breaking a record held by Roger Federer.

From 2003 until 2009, Federer dominated at Wimbledon. The Swiss maestro won six titles in that time, and was only prevented from making it seven consecutively by Rafael Nadal winning their legendary five-set final in 2008. He also secured the 2012 and 2017 titles.

Federer's most dominant start at Wimbledon came in 2004. The 43-year-old dropped only 19 games in his opening three matches against Aleksa Bogdanovic, Alejandro Falla, and Thomas Johannson and two sets in the entire tournament.

Sinner eclipsed that record by only losing 17 games against Luca Nardi, Aleksandar Vukic, and Pedro Martinez. The Italian is usually dominant in his opening matches at Grand Slams, but has taken it to another level at this year's Wimbledon.

A reporter asked Sinner about breaking Federer's record in his press conference after he beat Martinez. The ATP world No. 1 might have surprised some in the room by revealing he did not care about it.

"About the games lost, this is whatever. I’m not looking at these kinds of records or not. Because I know everything can change very quickly from one round to the other. But I’m very happy to be in the next round."

Although the record is not as important as others, like the most Grand Slams or weeks at No. 1, other players might have provided a more significant reaction to breaking a record held by the eight-time Wimbledon champion.

The answer shows Sinner's mentality. He is only interested in winning the most significant titles, not setting other feats in the opening few rounds. Claiming a maiden title at SW19 is the 23-year-old's goal.

However, Sinner did outline his respect for Federer when answering the question. This year's Australian Open champion noted how the retired legend played, especially when the grass at Wimbledon was faster at the start of his career.

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"Of course, I watched matches of his and the all-time classics. The tennis was for sure a bit different in a way of more serve and volleys back in the days. The grass was different. Obviously, I enjoyed it so much, watching Roger play. I never played against him in an official match. In the other way, how they played was amazing. Tennis has changed a little bit. That’s for sure."

Although Sinner does not care about breaking Federer's record, his dominant start at Wimbledon is particularly impressive, considering what he went through in the 2025 Roland Garros final against Carlos Alcaraz.

It seemed like Sinner winning his first title in Paris was inevitable when he held three championship points on Alcaraz's serve at 5-3, 40-0 in the fourth set. Instead, the Spaniard staged an astonishing recovery to triumph in a deciding set tiebreak.

After losing to Alexander Bublik at the 2025 Halle Open, Sinner admitted it was challenging for him to play after what happened at Roland Garros. The world No. 1 now seems entirely over it and is a serious contender for the Wimbledon title.