The 2025 Wimbledon marks Sinner's fourth consecutive year at the tournament. He's currently the No. 1 men's singles player worldwide. He defeated Grigor Dimitrov on Monday, after Dimitrov was injured and retired from the match. Sinner also faced an elbow injury, so Wednesday's match will be the first time he's played since his MRI.

Jannik Sinner admitted that he was wary of Ben Shelton's serving ability ahead of their Wimbledon match but also noted that there had been some "other stuff" that needed to be taken care of before he takes on the American.