Sinner’s three grand slam successes have come on hardcourts in Australia and the US, while he has only once reached the semi-finals at the All England Club.

Meanwhile, last year’s semi-finalist Lorenzo Musetti made an unexpected exit, beaten by Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Seventh seed Musetti, playing his first match since retiring in the French Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz with a leg injury, never looked settled against the world No.126 and went down 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1.

“Really bad day at the office,’’ Musetti said.

“I came here at the last minute and of course I didn’t have much good feelings with my game and honestly the physical side and energy and whatever it takes to play a match like this.”

AAP