Jannik Sinner confident of overcoming Wimbledon heat after past Grand Slam struggles

LONDON: World number one Jannik Sinner says he is confident he can cope with the soaring temperatures expected during the second week of Wimbledon, insisting he is better prepared after struggling with the heat at the year's previous Grand Slam tournaments.

Following last week's heatwave, which saw temperatures reach around 37 degrees Celsius and set new British records for June, conditions at the All England Club are forecast to rise above 30 degrees Celsius again during the latter stages of the Championships.

The Italian, who comes from the Alpine region of South Tyrol in northern Italy, has previously encountered physical difficulties in hot conditions.

He suffered an early exit at the French Open in May after struggling during the Paris heatwave and also battled cramp during the Australian Open in January.

Sinner, a four-time Grand Slam champion, will face Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter-finals. However, he declined to speculate on whether he would play during the hottest part of the day.

Sinner said after his 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3 victory over Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki that he is confidence in his preparation for the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

"It seems you know the schedule better than me. I don't know when they put me on. I'm happy either way. I'm well prepared. We did a good preparation," Sinner said.

"Whatever happened in the past, it's gone already. Now we'll see if we found a solution. If not, we keep working for the next one. But in any case, the quarter-final of a Grand Slam, the feelings are different.

"There's definitely more tension. At the same time, I'm very happy where I am at the moment. We'll see how it goes."