Jannik Sinner has exacted revenge on Carlos Alcaraz, with the Italian defeating the Spaniard to win the Wimbledon title.
Alcaraz defeated Sinner in the French Open final just last month, winning their epic battle 4-6, 6-7(4-7), 6-4, 7-6(7-3), 7-6(10-2) in Paris.
But ATP number one Sinner has now won their latest clash, triumphing in their Wimbledon final 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Jim Courier backed Sinner to win the Wimbledon final, which he did after three hours and four minutes in London.
Sinner entered the Wimbledon final with an elbow injury, having fallen in his win over Grigor Dimitrov earlier in the tournament.
What Carlos Alcaraz’s coaching team did for Jannik Sinner right after Wimbledon final
His right arm was strapped for the final, but the Italian was able to clinch the trophy regardless, securing his fourth Grand Slam title.
He deserves huge plaudits for his success, but former British number one Tim Henman did praise Alcaraz’s team in the immediate aftermath of the match.
Henman said on BBC: “A nice touch. Team Alcaraz standing to applaud Sinner back on to the court. I think they would be the first to recognise that the best man won today.”
Tim Henman noticed the moment the Wimbledon final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz changed
It was certainly a nice touch from Alcaraz’s team, who will likely be somewhat reluctant to admit that Sinner was indeed the better player.
But that was the truth on Centre Court, where the winner simply outplayed his opponent to clinch his maiden Wimbledon title.
It was, however, an encounter full of quality, with the All England Club crowd treated to an intriguing battle in the London sun.
Sinner has also managed to improve his win-loss record with Alcaraz to 5-8, and importantly has brought an end to the Spaniard’s five-match winning streak.
And he certainly caught the eye of Henman with his display, with the Briton adding: “Physical resilience is such an important attribute for all sports, men and women and when you saw Alcaraz win that first set, certainly, with the way it unfolded, a couple of incredible rallies, you felt it was going to be Alcaraz’s day again.
“But at the start of the second set when Sinner broke serve immediately that just stopped the momentum and gave Sinner the opportunity to re-establish himself.
“When we reflect on the scoreline it will say 3-1 but realistically it could have been four sets to love, because Sinner was the better player and was up a break in the first set and is such a worthy champion.”
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