In late May, Jannik Sinner left Roland Garros having been on the wrong end of a dramatic five-set battle for the second consecutive year at the clay major in Paris. Yet on Sunday, the Italian forged a repeat of his 2025 bounce-back mission by triumphing once more on the grass of Wimbledon.
The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Sinner withstood an early championship-match barrage from Alexander Zverev to successfully defend his title at the grass-court major and earn his fifth Grand Slam trophy. Having swiftly banished the disappointment of his second-round Roland Garros defeat to Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Sinner was visibly emotional after powering a forehand winner past Zverev to seal his victory. The 24-year-old later emphasised the meaning of his latest major win.
“I think every Grand Slam is different,” Sinner said in his post-match press conference after his 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 win. “Different story, different environment, different feelings before the tournament. For me this one means a lot because it was a tough one after Paris again. Last year was also tough. But coming here, I tried to put myself in the best possible position to be as competitive as possible.
“We put in a lot of workdays in Monaco, very, very long. Definitely sacrificing a lot of my time and everything to be in this position. Having this achievement, it means a lot to me. It was an amazing day today.”
Sinner entered Sunday’s title showdown on a nine-match winning streak against Zverev in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. Yet the second-seeded German, riding high after winning his first major crown at Roland Garros last month, threatened to snap that run by bringing some of his best tennis to their latest encounter, particularly up to the second-set tie-break.
“Big, big respect to Sascha, because he's doing something amazing,” Sinner said. “His game is growing and growing. In the same time, that's exactly what's good, because you have always someone who is pushing you to the limit.
“We hope that Carlos [Alcaraz] is coming back, as well, because tennis needs him. Having Novak [Djokovic] still around, having all the young players coming, it's really, really nice. At the same time, you always need to work hard and have moments like this.”
Sinner crucially faced just one break point across the four sets of Sunday’s final, delivering a stunning serving performance similar to the one he produced against seven-time champion Djokovic in the semi-finals. He was later asked about how he kept such focus on serve for the duration of the three-hour, 46-minute encounter.
“It's just staying in the moment, to be honest,” Sinner said. “If you lose serve once, the set is over, most likely, especially playing against Sascha. Against the best players in the world, you need to be very careful on your own service games. I have improved throughout the whole tournament. If you see the performance from the first two, three matches, then how I ended the tournament, it has been always growing.
“That's exactly what I needed. I was looking for this improvement, a player improvement, from my side. We made it happen. Of course, mentally you need to make the switch, as well, to be able to do so. But I'm very happy how I handled the situation, especially this year. Now it's time to enjoy.”
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