You have already won in Paris and today you were close. I am sure you will win here in the future. I know you want to be number one, so I have to take care of myself, Sinner said in tribute to his opponent in the final.
Perhaps it was Alexander Zverev's roar that paved the way for victory in the first set, which lasted an hour and ten minutes. The stars kept pace before the German finally won 7–6 (9–7).
Have a tough time
The second set was just like the first. Over an hour of play, but this time it was Sinner who pulled the longest straw and tied the match at 7–6 (7–2).
As expected, there were celebrities in the grandstand. Crown Prince William was there with his wife, the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton. A few metres away sat artist Jennifer Lopez and in front of her sat Swedish tennis legend and Wimbledon winner Stefan Edberg.
They saw world-class tennis. World number three Zverev, who won the French Open in Paris a month ago, played aggressively. The German, who has had a tough time against Sinner and has lost nine straight matches, was frustrated at times. The 24-year-old Italian, on the other hand, kept his cool, as he almost always does. The world number one took control when he won the third set 6–3.
Sinner: "Incredible final"
Leading 2–1, Sinner knew he had a dream position to defend his Wimbledon title. His chances were greatly increased when Zverev made a couple of sloppy errors. Jannik Sinner took the match home from 3–1 down in sets, with the scores 6–7 (7–9), 7–6 (7–2), 6–3, 6–4.
Jannik, I want you to know that I don't like you anymore, Zverev says jokingly after the match and continues:
You have once again shown why you are the best in the world. It was fun to play against you today, unfortunately it didn't go my way.
Jannik Sinner, who was the title favourite considering that Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz missed the tournament with injury, was not shy with his words after the fifth Grand Slam title of his career.
I gave it everything I had. I'm really happy that the two of us played at a really high level. I want to thank my staff and everyone who has supported me. It's special to win here. See you next year.
2026: Jannik Sinner
2025: Jannik Sinner, Italy
2024: Carlos Alcaraz
2023: Carlos Alcaraz, Spain
2022: Novak Djokovic,
2021: Novak Djokovic
2020: Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Novak Djokovic
2018: Novak Djokovic, Serbia
2017: Roger Federer, Switzerland
2016: Andy Murray, Great Britain
