By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner shrugged off any fears about his injured elbow with a clinical defeat of powerful young American 10th seed Ben Shelton to reach the Wimbledon semi-final for the second time on Wednesday.

Sinner and Novak Djokovic earned their way into a star-studded men’s semifinal following their victories Wednesday.

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.

World number one Jannik Sinner shrugged off any doubts about his fitness to reach the Wimbledon semi-final for the second time with a clinical defeat of American Ben Shelton on Wednesday.

Tuesday at Wimbledon will feature a quarterfinal between No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner and No. 10 seed Ben Shelton in the first men's singles match of the day.