The number 1 in the world, Jannik Sinner, begins his journey to Wimbledon by opening the program on field No. 1, at 2 pm Italian time, against Luca Nardi, number 95 ATP. It is the None time that two Italians face each other in a male singular match in Wimbledonthe fourth in the last three years. It is the 26th all Italian challenge in a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era – and the third of this season, after Musetti’s victory over Matteo Arnaldi in the first round of the Australian Open and that of Flavio Cobolli on Arnaldi himself in the second round of Roland Garros.
Sinner has won all the 14 meetings played against Italian players in the major circuit, three of which in the Slam: against Gianluca Mager in the second round of the Roland Garros 2021, against Sonego in the second round of the US Open 2023 and against caps in the second round of Wimbledon last year.
Second by number of Slam victories among the Italians in the male singular behind Nicola Pietrangeli (94), today aims at success number 75.
The n.1 of the world, which does not lose in the first round of a Slam of Wimbledon 2021, disputes its fifth tournament of the season. He conquered his third Slam title at the Australian Open, who became the Italian with more major for men’s assets; He reached the final at Roland Garros and the International BNL in Italy, then lost in the second round in Halle, interrupting a series of 19 consecutive tournaments in which he arrived at least in the quarterfinals: a series that began after the walkover before the third round in Paris-Burcy at the end of 2023.
Nardi was eliminated in the first round in all its 5 previous presences in the main scoreboard of a Slam. But he won the only game played so far in his career against a number 1 in the world: he has in fact beaten Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells in 2024.
In the season, the best result is the quarter -final achieved in Dubai. In the main circuit he won five games in 2025. He also played seven Challengers reaching the final in Cableza as the best result. He also arrived in the semifinal in Perugia and the quarterfinals in Estoril.
He won two of the three games against Italians in the major circuit. He has beat Cobolli twice this year, in Marrakech and Rome, he lost 60 60 against Lorenzo Musetti in Montecarlo in 2023.