Jannik Sinner joined Clare Balding in the BBC studioYasmin Syed Senior Tennis Correspondent and Ben Pawlowski20:28, 07 Jul 2026Jannik Sinner swiftly shut down Clare Balding when she mentioned the World Cup during a live interview at Wimbledon.‌The defending champion secured his spot in the semi-finals with a commanding straight-sets win over Jan-Lennard Struff, before sitting down with the BBC for a post-match discussion. The world No. 1 spoke about his tennis and his friendship with fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli, the ninth seed, who is set to face Britain's Arthur Fery in Wednesday's quarter-final.‌However, he promptly halted Balding when she raised the subject of football, stating: "Don't talk about football", given Italy's absence from this year's World Cup. Sinner disclosed that he had