Jannik Sinner is still the man to beat at Wimbledon.
The world No. 1 recovered from losing the opening set to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday, retaining his Wimbledon crown and claiming another major title on Centre Court.
ATP’s official Wimbledon results listed Sinner’s four-set victory over the second-seeded Zverev, confirming a final that began with real pressure before ending with another champion’s statement from the Italian.
Zverev took the opening set in a tight tiebreak and pushed Sinner through another tense second set, but the defending champion responded with control when the match demanded it most.
Sinner levelled the final by winning the second-set tiebreak, then began to pull away in the third set as Zverev’s challenge faded. A decisive shift came after the German slipped and showed discomfort in the third set, although he continued the match.
From there, Sinner tightened his grip.
He broke through in the third set, carried the momentum into the fourth and served out the match to complete another Wimbledon triumph. The win also confirmed his recovery from the disappointment of his French Open collapse earlier in the season, when he lost after appearing to be in control.
This time, there was no collapse.
Sinner absorbed the early danger, reset the final and slowly stripped Zverev of the belief that an upset was possible. By the closing stages, the match had become a familiar picture: Sinner calm, balanced and ruthless under pressure.
The result extends his hold on the top end of men’s tennis and keeps him firmly at the centre of the Grand Slam conversation heading into the next phase of the season.
For Zverev, it was another painful defeat against a rival who continues to stand above him at the sport’s biggest moments. He forced the final into a serious fight, but Sinner’s response after the first set showed why the Italian remains the standard at Wimbledon.
Sinner did not simply defend his title.
He had to fight for it, repair the match in real time and prove again that pressure does not move him easily.
