Jannik Sinner won his second Wimbledon title in a row, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his second Wimbledon title at the All England Club. It was Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam title and his first tournament since a painful second-round exit at the French Open, where he suffered a dramatic collapse in difficult conditions.After sealing victory with a stunning forehand down the line winner on his first championship point, the Italian dropped to his back on the grass to celebrate. Last year, Sinner also responded to disappointment at Roland Garros by winning Wimbledon, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final after letting three match points slip against the Spaniard in the French Open final.The win also extended Sinner’s dominance over Zverev and marked his 10th straight victory against the German, who arrived at Wimbledon after winning his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.

Zverev’s injury is expensive

The final remained tied until the third set, when Zverev earned his first break point of the match at 3-3 after 2 hours and 42 minutes of play.On the point, Sinner played a drop shot and Zverev slipped on the green while chasing it. The German appeared to have his right knee stretched too far and was clearly in discomfort.Sinner immediately went around the net to help his opponent back to his feet. Although Zverev continued to play, he appeared to be troubled by the injury.Soon after, he missed a forehand, dropped his racket in frustration and lost serve for the first time in the match, allowing Sinner to move 5-3 ahead before comfortably serving out the set.Earlier, Zverev ended Sinner’s streak of 14 straight sets against him by winning a closely fought opening set tiebreak with a forehand winner. He celebrated with a loud roar towards his team.Throughout the match, Zverev regularly served at speeds of up to 139 mph (224 km/h), while Sinner relied on accurate and well-placed aces. However, as the match progressed, Sinner started to read Zverev’s serve better, especially during the second set tiebreak, where the German also started making more forehand errors.

Perfect reaction after Parisian hearts

Sinner arrived at Wimbledon wanting to put behind him a disappointing campaign at the French Open.At the end of May, the Italian suffered a shock second-round defeat to world No. 56 Juan Manuel Cerundola after his 30-match winning streak ended, despite coming within one match of a straight sets win in extremely hot and humid conditions.After this defeat, Sinner underwent a medical in Milan and did not play another official match until Wimbledon.His campaign in London began with a hard-fought five-set victory over Miomir Kecmanovic after dropping the opening set. From then until the final, he did not lose another set, including a dominant semi-final victory over Novak Djokovic.

Ranking update

Despite finishing second, Zverev will move above Carlos Alcaraz to become the new world number two when the rankings are updated on Monday.Alcaraz missed both the French Open and Wimbledon this year due to a right wrist injury.