Jannik Sinner completed the second successful Grand Slam title defence of his career at this year’s Wimbledon Championships.
With no Carlos Alcaraz present due to injury, Sinner went back-to-back at the All England Club, beating Alexander Zverev in the final to clinch a fifth major crown.
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The Italian had a shaky start to his Wimbledon campaign, having been one set away from suffering a shocking defeat to Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.
After that, however, Sinner did not drop a set en route to the final, where he dropped the opener against Zverev before coming back to win in four.
Despite Sinner ultimately getting his hands on the title, Serena Williams’ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, thinks the world number one was lacking confidence in his game across the tournament.
Patrick Mouratoglou reacts to Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon triumph
Analysing his run on Instagram, Mouratoglou said: “It was not a great [version of] Sinner and imagine, he won a Grand Slam.
“This Sinner, if you compare his usual level in the last month to his level during Wimbledon, I would say he was at 65 to 70%. I felt that he was unconfident.
“Yes, he had a very big disappointment in Roland Garros, but it’s not that he didn’t play well. And before that, he won a number of matches without losing one. So, he should be super confident.”
Sinner lost in the second round of Roland Garros to Juan Manuel Cerundolo, having struggled physically after going two sets up and leading the Argentinian 5-1 in the third.
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Mouratoglou continued: “In the [Wimbledon] final, he missed so many forehands, and he was moving backwards. Usually, he always goes forward. On the returning side, he was not as good by far.
“Even though he was very average, I think it’s going to be very useful for the future for him to know that he can win a Grand Slam being at 70% in terms of quality of tennis.”
The gap between Jannik Sinner and the rest of the ATP Tour
With his Wimbledon triumph, Sinner did not pick up any ATP points due to defending the trophy, but kept his position atop the rankings.
Sinner currently has an ATP points tally of 13,450, well clear of Zverev in second place, with the German earning 1290 points to reach a total of 8,480.
Alcaraz was leapfrogged by Zverev after dropping 1300 points due to withdrawing from Wimbledon a year after reaching the final.
Should the Spaniard miss the Cincinnati Open and the US Open, he will drop another 3000 ATP points, as he won both tournaments in 2025.
This means Sinner is now set to enjoy another extended period as world number one.
His total number of weeks at number one stands at 80, 14 more than Alcaraz but significantly less than the record of 428, held by Novak Djokovic.
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