Sinner's Best-Kept Secret at Wimbledon

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While some look at Jannik Sinner's performance in this Wimbledon 2026 with no significant rivals, at least until these quarterfinals, the truth is that, despite everything, the Italian is shining in a facet that may have gone unnoticed for the rest of us mortals but clearly shows how much Jannik has been preparing in recent times to maximize what is currently his biggest weapon here: the serve.

For a couple of seasons now, we have been closely studying Jannik Sinner's serve. The Italian had been struggling with his first serve for a while, a weakness that Alcaraz exploited exceptionally well, hindering his ability to catch up with his top rival. Since last year, he has been working on this, with a new service technique and an improved first-serve percentage, allowing him to approach matches with more assurance.

He demonstrated clear signs in Indian Wells and Miami that his serve was reaching impressive levels. In Miami, he only lost his serve once out of nine break points conceded throughout the tournament. In Indian Wells, on the other hand, he lost it twice out of nine occasions. Conceding only 18 break points in twelve Masters 1000 matches and losing serve on just three occasions speaks volumes about how Sinner was setting the stage to intimidate with his serve in 2026.

Sinner and his service improvement

Despite arriving in London with some doubts after what happened in Paris and not playing any grass-court tournaments prior, Jannik has elevated his serve to perhaps unprecedented levels in his career. These are Sinner's service statistics over the past three years, excluding Wimbledon 2026, as these data are exclusive to ATP events.

Source: Court Advantage, TDI Data by TennisViz (excluding Grand Slams).

The most striking aspect is the growth in aces, nearing 7 per game and increasing by over 1 on average compared to the previous two seasons. Moreover, those 49cm margins near the lines stand out. Sinner is the player with the highest precision when serving since no one places the ball closer to the lines when serving. Precision and effectiveness go hand in hand when discussing Sinner's serve.

In Wimbledon 2026, his serve reaches top grades

His first-serve percentage (67%) aligns with his typical circuit average. However, the percentage of points won with the first serve increases to 85%, 4-5 percentage points higher than his usual average.

In essence, Sinner is causing more damage than ever with his first serve. His serving in a major tournament has never been seen at this level before, and those 20 direct aces per game pose a real threat to anyone facing him in this competition.

While he may have missed out on Roland Garros, if the Italian can maintain this level of serving throughout Wimbledon, not even the best returner in the world (coincidentally, also him according to statistics) will be able to stop him on what seems like a relentless path to a new triumph at the All England Tennis Club, which would mark his second title in London.

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