THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — There are only two players who have been able to knock Ben Shelton out of Grand Slams this year: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. That’s good news and bad for Shelton, who exited Wimbledon in the quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon as Sinner sent him home, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4.

Jannik Sinner made history when he reached the Wimbledon final, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Friday.

Jannik Sinner is currently ranked the number one tennis player in the world, and was the first Italian to achieve that feat. And yet at one point in time, he almost became a skier. Having grown up in the German-speaking region of the snow-capped Italian Dolomites,

Five fast facts you need to know about ATP World No. 1 Jannik Sinner as the Italian star looks to win his first Wimbledon title.