Sinner wins again at Wimbledon, defeats Zverev in final

Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrated after winning the men's singles final against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. The match took place at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 12, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Jannik Sinner showed his skills as he defended his Wimbledon title with a tough four-set win over French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the final on Sunday.

The world number one bounced back after losing the first set in a match mostly controlled by serve. He managed to take the match 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (7/2), 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner's hard work paid off as he won his first Grand Slam title since last year's victory at the same place. This win marks his fifth Grand Slam title, just two behind his injured rival Carlos Alcaraz, and he reached his 100th match win at the four major tennis events.

He hit 58 winners against only 25 unforced errors in a match lasting three hours and 46 minutes on Centre Court. He did not give in against Zverev, who came into the final with a 13-match winning streak at the majors.

Sinner has put behind the memory of his surprising second-round exit at the French Open last month, where he lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo after leading two sets.

His closest call at Wimbledon was in the first round, where he had to fight back to beat Miomir Kecmanovic in five sets. After that, it was smooth sailing for Sinner, who is now a strong player on grass courts.

The 24-year-old has an impressive 44-3 win-loss record this year after securing his sixth title of the season. Zverev, on the other hand, had never made it past the quarter-finals in his nine previous visits to Wimbledon but looked like a new player in London after winning his first Grand Slam in Paris.

Zverev managed to take a first set off Sinner in their seven meetings, but he could not break his losing streak against Sinner, who has now beaten him 10 times.

Zverev was hoping to be the first German man to win the trophy since Michael Stich in 1991. He will move up to second in the ATP rankings on Monday, overtaking Alcaraz.

In the first set, Zverev saved the only break point as it went to a tie-break. The first 15 points in the tie-break went with serve, with both players saving set points. Zverev won the set with a powerful forehand winner.

The second set also had no break points, as both players served well to reach 6-6. But this time, Sinner raised his game in the tie-break to level the match.

Zverev finally got his first break point in the third set's seventh game but fell when Sinner hit a drop-shot winner. He held his knee in pain, and Sinner checked on him as the crowd watched closely. Zverev was helped up by Sinner.

Sinner took his chance in the next game as Zverev's serve faltered. Zverev angrily threw his racquet after missing a forehand on a break point, which had seen Sinner down on the turf earlier in the rally.

Sinner served out the set to love, taking a two-sets-to-one lead with an ace. Zverev tried hard to keep the match going, but Sinner broke for a 4-3 lead in the fourth set.

Sinner finished the match on his serve, despite a tense final game that featured some of the best rallies of the match. He fell to the ground in celebration after hitting a forehand winner on his first match point.