Jannik Sinner has beaten Carlos Alcaraz to win the Wimbledon title for the first time in his career.
Sinner suffered a heartbreaking loss to Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final last month, but was able to get revenge on his rival.
It appeared that the hot conditions at Wimbledon benefitted Sinner, similar to women’s singles champion Iga Swiatek.
The budding rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz continues, with the new Wimbledon champion explaining how he got the better of the Spaniard on this occasion.
Jannik Sinner reveals what he did to beat Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final
Despite losing the first set from a break up, Sinner was quickly able to turn the tide and become the first player to beat Alcaraz in a Grand Slam final.
In the immediate aftermath of winning his fourth major title, the world number one spoke to ESPN about how it feels to win Wimbledon.
“Honestly I think it’s the whole journey from where you start as a kid,” said Sinner. “You put the hours in, you never know where you are going to end up because there are so many players in this world who want to win these titles.
“I am so lucky to be one of them. A lot of sacrifices and hard work. Holding this trophy feels amazing. It’s a dream come true.”
Not only was Alcaraz unbeaten in Grand Slam finals and the two-time defending Wimbledon champion, but he was also on a 24-match winning streak heading into the final with Sinner.
When asked about what was different about the Wimbledon final compared to Roland Garros, Sinner revealed how he tried to be really aggressive.
“Honestly every match is different and is a different match and opportunity,” explained Sinner. “I am really happy with how I handled every situation on the court today, even though the surface and circumstances are different. I just tried to be as aggressive as I could. I am just so happy I could hold my nerve and this trophy.”
Alcaraz saved three championship points against Sinner at Roland Garros, and appeared to be on the brink of making a comeback when he had two break back points in the fourth set.
However, Sinner managed to dig deep and explained that he was happy with how he committed to his shots even in the biggest moments.
“I was trying to go for it. At the end of the day if he breaks you I would like to lose the game I went for shots,” added Sinner.
“That’s why I was 15-40, I missed wide and then after I couldn’t really hit a winner from there, so I tried to stay as consistent as I could and I’m very happy with how I handled this situation. There was a little breeze so when I was serving for the match that helped me and I am very happy.”
Jannik Sinner ends losing run against Carlos Alcaraz
Coming into the Wimbledon final, Alcaraz had won the last five matches against Sinner, who has now closed the head-to-head to 8-5 in favour of the Spaniard.
Sinner and Alcaraz are predicted to lead the ATP Tour for the foreseeable future, but the Wimbledon champion wanted to point out the strength in depth in men’s tennis.
“We are both very young and we try to achieve our goals,” said Sinner. “To do that you have to practice every day with purpose. For that you have a great team around you for everything.
“I believe we are two different people off the court and two different players. The match up is very high but as I always say there are so many others players who are there for everything, so we have to keep going and pushing and see what we can do in the future.”
One of those top players is Grigor Dimitrov, who led Sinner by two sets in the fourth round until he was forced to retire due to a pectoral injury.
Sinner will now extend his lead at the top of the ATP rankings and is now holding three of the four major titles.
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