Jannik Sinner shares how he felt after losing the first set of his Wimbledon final with Alexander Zverev

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Jannik Sinner did his utmost to stay in the moment after losing the opening set of his Wimbledon final with Alexander Zverev.

Falling 6-7(7-9) in the first set of the clash, Sinner recovered by winning the next three sets to beat Zverev and successfully defend his title.

The Italian is now a two-time champion at Wimbledon, and has since shared how he was able to grind out the 6-7(7-9), 7-6(7-2), 6-3, 6-4 victory after three hours and 46 minutes.

Jannik Sinner recovers from ‘tough’ Wimbledon final start vs Alexander Zverev

Sinner spoke to Tennis Channel shortly after the final in London, where he was asked how he stayed in the big moments in the match.

“Tough to say,” he replied. “First of all, standing again on Centre Court on Sunday means a lot to me. And before matches like this, you have so many nerves. But I like this, I take it in a positive way.

“First set was a tough one to swallow. He came up with some great, great tennis, and I tried to stay very much in the present moment, and trying to keep my service games, and then we see what I can achieve in the return games.

“Last couple of sets, I got especially in the third set, a little bit lucky to break. Then the fourth set, I tried to be as solid as possible, and I’m really, really happy about the outcome of course.”

And when asked how he performed better with every match of the tournament, he responded: “How? I don’t know.

“For me, I came into this tournament with no preparational tournament, and I knew mentally it’s going to be very tough, especially the first couple of rounds.

“And so it has been, especially the first round, winning in five sets against Miomir [Kecmanovic], who was playing some great tennis. I tried to stay mentally there.

“And then the ultimate step I made from quarters to semis with Novak I felt like I was playing a great level. And also today was tough, very different match from the one with Novak.

“But I try to be as competitive as possible in every day, and this is something I was working on a lot, especially in the days off, trying to get a really, really good rhythm.

“Especially how I served throughout this whole tournament, it has been a really, really good performance.”

Jannik Sinner really grateful for his team after Wimbledon title

Wimbledon champion Sinner now boasts five career Grand Slam titles, with only the French Open missing from his trophy cabinet.

And while he deserves huge praise for his efforts, he could not have achieved such success without his team.

They have now been mentioned by the Italian, who admirably honored the likes of coaches Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi after his latest triumph.

When asked what he has learned about himself across the last two weeks, Sinner said: “Yeah many things to be honest.

“Because I understand more and more how important the team around you is because only they know how much effort and work you put in daily.

“And after Paris, we changed a couple of things. We had very, very long days in Monaco and working on the physical side.

“I always look for honest people around me because they are going to tell me, even good days, but also in bad days, what we need to change.

“And I’m doing everything possible to be the best possible version of myself, and I’m dedicating my whole life to be the best tennis player as I can be for myself.

“Because I understood the competition is not against anyone else, it’s just about myself. Yeah, that’s it, so I’m very happy about my team as well.”

It’s a superb attitude from the world number one, who has unsurprisingly retained his spot in the ATP rankings.

Notably, Zverev has received a rankings boost thanks to his tournament, with the German having just overtaken Carlos Alcaraz in world number two.