Jannik Sinner wins second consecutive Wimbledon title, defeats Alexander Zverev in final | Tennis News

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his second consecutive Wimbledon title at the All England Club. It was Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam title and his first match since a painful second-round exit at the French Open, where he suffered a dramatic collapse in difficult conditions.After scoring his first championship point with a stunning forehand winner, the Italian celebrated by lying on his back on the grass. Last year, Sinner also responded to the French Open disappointment with a win WimbledonIn the French Open final, he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final after conceding three match points against the Spaniard.The victory also extended Sinner’s dominance over Zverev, marking his tenth consecutive victory over the German, who comes to Wimbledon after winning his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.

Zverev’s injury costly

The final remained evenly matched until the third set, when Zverev won the first break point of the match at 3-3 after 2 hours and 42 minutes of play.At this point, Sinner hit a lob and Zverev slipped on the grass while chasing the ball. The German appeared to hyperextend his right knee and was clearly in discomfort.Sinner immediately went around the net to help his opponent to his feet. Although Zverev continued to play, he looked troubled by the injury.Soon after, he missed a forehand, threw his racquet in frustration, and lost serve for the first time in the match, giving Sinner a 5-3 lead before easily holding on to hold on to the set.Before that, Zverev had won a tight first-set tiebreaker with a forehand winner, ending Sinner’s run of 14 consecutive sets against him. He roared to his team in celebration.Throughout the match, Zverev regularly hit serve speeds as high as 139 mph (224 km/h), while Sinner relied on accurate and well-placed serves. However, as the match progressed, Sinner began to read Zverev’s serve better, especially in the second-set tiebreaker, and the German also began to make more forehand errors.

Paris’s perfect response after heartbreak

Sinner comes to Wimbledon hoping to put a disappointing French Open season behind her.In late May, the Italian came within one set of straight sets in extremely hot and humid weather, but ended his 30-match winning streak with a shocking second-round loss to world No. 56 Juan Manuel Cerundolo.After that defeat, Sinner underwent a medical in Milan and did not play an official match until Wimbledon.His campaign in London began with a hard-fought five-set victory over Miomir Kekmanović after losing the first set. From then on, he didn’t lose another set until the final, including a dominant win over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.

Ranking update

Despite his runner-up finish, Zverev will overtake Carlos Alcaraz to become the new world No. 2 when the rankings are updated on Monday.Alcaraz missed this year’s French Open and Wimbledon with a right wrist injury.