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Wimbledon’s Men’s Singles Quarterfinalists, By the Numbers

Tennis Express

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday, July 4, 2022

The quarterfinals are set at the Championships! Let’s have a quick glance at the matchups on the men’s side:

[1] Novak Djokovic v [10] Jannik Sinner

Head-to-Head: Djokovic d. Sinner 6-4, 6-2, round 2, Monte-Carlo, 2021

Key Stat: Djokovic has won his last 25 matches at Wimbledon. The six-time champion has won three titles in succession at Wimbledon and he owns a 83-10 lifetime record at SW19.

Key stat No.2: Sinner is the youngest player remaining in the draw and the youngest Wimbledon quarterfinalist on the men’s side since Nick Kyrgios in 2014.

David Goffin v [9] Cameron Norrie

Head-to-Head: Norrie d. Goffin, 6-0, 3-5 RET, round three, 2021 Barcelona

Key Stat: Goffin has reached the quarterfinals on his last two appearances at Wimbledon. He is 16-7 lifetime at SW19.

Key Stat No.2: Norrie has won 39 percent of his return games at Wimbledon, which leads all quarterfinalists.

Cristian Garin v Nick Kyrgios

Head-to-Head: First meeting

Key Stat: Kyrgios has fired 103 aces and held serve in 80 of 85 service games at Wimbledon, leading all quarterfinalists.

Key Stat No.2: Garin saved two match points in his five-set victory over Alex de Minaur in the second round.

[2] Rafael Nadal v [11] Taylor Fritz

Head-to-Head: Tied 1-1

Key Stat: Nadal has won 18 consecutive matches at the Grand Slams in 2022. He is into his 47th Grand Slam quarterfinal (third all-time among the men) while Fritz is into his first.

Key Stat No.2: Fritz defeated Nadal at Indian Wells for the biggest title of his career.

Men’s Quarterfinals, By the Numbers:

3 – Unseeded players to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, with 58th-ranked Goffin the lowest-ranked.

2 – Top-10 players remaining in the draw: Djokovic and Nadal.

3 – First-time Grand Slam quarterfinalists in the draw: Norrie, Garin and Fritz

52 – percent of unreturned serves struck by Fritz during Wimbledon. The American leads all quarterfinalists in that category.

63 – Sinner has won 63 percent of his second-serve points during the tournament, while Djokovic has won 62 percent of his second-serve return points.

2 – Former Wimbledon champions remaining in the draw: Djokovic (6), Nadal (2).

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