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Wimbledon: Sinner Reaches Quarter-Finals; France Advances at World Cup with Mbappé Penalty

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At Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki in three sets, 6-3 7-6 6-3. It was the first career meeting between the two players. During the second set, with the score at 4-4, Sinner asked the chair umpire about poor visibility due to fading light, leading to a brief interruption while the Centre Court roof was closed. The world number one and defending champion will face Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter-finals. Struff advanced after his opponent, Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, retired during the fifth set. Also advancing to the round of 16 was Flavio Cobolli, who beat Russia's Karen Khachanov in five sets, 0-6 7-6 6-7 6-2 6-2, in a match lasting approximately four hours. In the women's draw, Jasmine Paolini defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-2 and will face the Philippines' Alex Eala in the next round. Matteo Berrettini was eliminated by Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in five sets, 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3, despite recovering from two sets down. Lorenzo Sonego was also eliminated, losing to world number seven Taylor Fritz, 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, France advanced to the quarter-finals by narrowly defeating Paraguay, with the match decided by a penalty kick converted by Kylian Mbappé in the second half. France, coached by Didier Deschamps, will face Morocco in the quarter-finals. Morocco had earlier reached the quarter-finals by beating Canada. According to some press reports, celebrations following Morocco's victory were marred by incidents of public disorder in several European cities. Following the France-Paraguay match, Deschamps reportedly made remarks about insults directed at his mother. Separately, Serbia's Novak Djokovic also advanced at Wimbledon and surpassed Roger Federer's all-time match wins record.