It really felt like, in all honesty, that Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon title without really having to struggle.
After all, whilst so many of the other top players fell in the earlier rounds, the Italian maintained his remarkable air of invincibility as he carved his path to the final.
The only sets he dropped came in the first round, where he beat Miomir Kecmanovic in five sets, and in the final, where he came from behind to beat Alexander Zverev in four.
Other than that, the Italian seldom had to face any hardships, and never really felt in any danger of losing.
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Whilst the ATP Tour is naturally already scared of the world number one, with Alexander Bublik making some alarming comments about Sinner very recently, the way in which he won Wimbledon this year should strike even more fear into them.
After all, he won it without even being close to his best.
Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon title without trying
With Carlos Alcaraz’s absence at this major having been expected, for many, this represented a huge opportunity.
After all, when both he and Jannik Sinner are present in the draw, it feels like they are destined to meet in the final, with one of them guaranteed to take the title.
So, to have one of them removed before the event even began meant an entire half of the draw would be free from their reign of terror, leaving stars with a chance they might never get again.
It’s fair to say that few took it.
Alex de Minaur, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Daniil Medvedev and João Fonseca, to name but a few, all lost early.
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This allowed Sinner to enjoy a straightforward run to the final, where he seemingly didn’t even need to break sweat, even against Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Such a statement success at a Grand Slam should strike so much fear into the rest of the ATP Tour – if he can win Wimbledon whilst only playing at 60 or 70%, imagine what dominance he will exert when he returns to 100%, perhaps when Alcaraz returns from injury.
Jannik Sinner’s straightforward run to the Wimbledon final
As touched upon earlier, Sinner arguably endured his toughest match in the very first round.
There, he won a rare five-set thriller against Kecmanovic, where he twice had to rally from behind before eventually snatching the win.
From that point on though, he faced little resistance.
Next up was Nuno Borges, who he beat in straight sets despite struggling in the first two, both of which went to tiebreaks.
Then came Jenson Brooksby, who lost in straightforward fashion.
Qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki then provided a surprise level of awkwardness for Sinner, but he again fell in straight sets, before Jan-Lennard Struff again gave his all, but fell painfully short.
Djokovic, forced to play not long after his historic five-hour and 15-minute quarter-final thriller, was spent in his semi-final.
Sinner won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and faced just one break point all match, which he saved.
Then, whilst Zverev impressed in the opening two sets, that result always felt predetermined as well.
Sinner must be credited for his impeccable serving and for only improving as the tournament went on, particularly in the final.
However, he was far from at his best, and yet claimed the title without much resistance.
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