World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has become the men’s singles champion at Wimbledon for the first time after coming from a set down to defeat two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Five weeks after the sport’s “new Big Two” produced an all-time classic in the Roland Garros final, their Wimbledon rematch delivered another thrilling contest filled with high-quality tennis.
Sinner looked in control early in the opening set after breaking Alcaraz in the fifth game for a 3-2 lead. However, the Spaniard responded swiftly, breaking back twice—helped by a nervy double fault from Sinner—and took the first set.
Memories of that heartbreaking French Open loss, where Sinner let slip a two-set lead and three championship points, loomed large. But the world No. 1 responded in style. He broke Alcaraz in the opening game of the second set and held firm, sealing it with two blistering forehands in the final game. His forehand shot quality in that set was rated 9.4, well above the draw average of 7.3.
The third set saw both players hold serve comfortably until Sinner struck a critical blow at 5-4. Alcaraz, frustrated after slipping on a key point, lost serve—and momentum.
Sinner carried that momentum into the fourth set, breaking Alcaraz in the third game with a pair of stunning winners. Alcaraz had a chance to mount a comeback, holding two break points at 15-40 in one game, but couldn’t convert. Sinner then served out the match to seal a career-defining victory.
With this triumph, Sinner adds a Wimbledon title to his two Australian Open titles and one US Open, bringing his Grand Slam total to four. Despite a 5–8 head-to-head record against Alcaraz, the Italian now boasts a 2–0 record over him at Wimbledon.
Alcaraz, contesting his sixth Grand Slam final, suffered his first defeat at this stage. A win would have made him just the fifth man in the Open Era—after Borg, Sampras, Federer, and Djokovic—to claim three consecutive Wimbledon titles.
But this time, it was Sinner’s turn to shine. The world No. 1 is now a Wimbledon champion.