Sinner Extends Dominance Over Zverev To Win Back-To-Back Wimbledon Crowns
World No.1 Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev in four sets to retain Wimbledon. Sinner hit 58 winners and claimed his 100th Grand Slam match win in a 3-hour-46-minute final.
Sinner outlasts Zverev in Wimbledon final to win second straight title...
Sinner beats Zverev to retain Wimbledon and claim fifth major title.
Jannik Sinner was ruthless in defense of his Wimbledon crown, grinding out a four-set win over French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final.
The world No.1 bounced back after dropping the opening set in a contest dominated by big serving. He outlasted Zverev to take it 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4.
“You can feel the nerves on Sunday morning, it is a very special place,” said Sinner, who saved the only break point he faced on Centre Court.
“You never know how many times you are going to come back. I never take it for granted.”
Sinner’s persistence in the physical battle paid off, earning him his first major title since winning at the All England Club a year earlier.
The title was Sinner’s fifth Slam and moved him to within two of injured rival Carlos Alcaraz. It also marked his 100th win at the four Grand Slams.
In 3 hours 46 minutes on Centre Court, Sinner fired 58 winners to just 25 unforced errors. He didn’t flinch against an in-form Zverev, who arrived in the final on a 13-match Grand Slam winning run.
Wimbledon had been a problem spot for Zverev - he’d never made it past the last 16 in nine previous appearances.
It was the first time in seven matches that Zverev had taken a set off Sinner, but he couldn’t build on it. The loss extends his head-to-head losing streak to Sinner to 10 matches.
Zverev was chasing the chance to be the first German men’s champion since Michael Stich in 1991. Despite the defeat, he will move above Alcaraz to No.2 in the ATP rankings on Monday.
“At 29 years old, it's the first time I actually believe I can win this trophy,” said the second seed.
Sinner wins war of attrition
Zverev fended off the only break point in a first set that was all about big serves, forcing a tie-break.
The tie-break was all holds for the first 15 points, with both players saving set points. Zverev eventually took it with a blistering forehand winner.
The second set was just as tight - no break points - as both men powered to 6-6. This time Sinner raised his level in the tie-break to draw level.
Zverev earned his first break point of the match in the seventh game of the third, only to slip as Sinner floated a drop-shot winner over him. He grabbed his knee in pain and Sinner rushed to the net to check on him while the crowd fell silent, before helping Zverev back up.
Sinner struck in the very next game as Zverev’s serve finally cracked.
Frustration boiled over for Zverev. He hurled his racquet after netting a forehand on break point - a point that had already seen Sinner sprawled on the grass earlier in the rally.
Sinner held to love with ease, wrapping up the set 6-3 with an ace to take a 2-1 lead.
Zverev fought to stay in it, but the match turned when Sinner broke for a 4-3 lead in the fourth.
Sinner served it out to win the title. The last game had two of the best rallies of the match, and he finished it with a forehand winner on his first match point before collapsing to the grass in celebration.
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