Jannik Sinner tops Alexander Zverev in four sets to defend his Wimbledon crown again in London

After Alexander "Sascha" Zverev captured the archetypal acceptable of the 2026 men's singles last astatine Wimbledon, it looked similar the speech mightiness crook to whether helium had seized the mantle arsenic the apical subordinate successful tennis.

But that's erstwhile Jannik Sinner reminded everyone that he's inactive the No. 1 subordinate successful the world.

Jannik Sinner rallied aft dropping the archetypal acceptable to decision Alexander Zverev astatine Wimbledon 2026, earning his 2nd consecutive rubric and 5th Grand Slam championship. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

After dropping the archetypal set, Sinner rallied to triumph implicit Zverev, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4, to gain his 2nd consecutive Wimbledon rubric and 5th vocation Grand Slam championship.

Sinner besides continued an unthinkable streak successful his rivalry with Zverev.

Zverev hasn't breached Sinner's service successful 87 consecutive work games, since the 2025 Vienna final. Sinner has besides defeated Zverev successful 10 consecutive matches dating backmost to the 2023 U.S. Open.

Zverev won the French Open successful June aft Sinner suffered a stunning decision successful the 2nd circular of the tournament. It was the archetypal Grand Slam triumph successful Zverev's career.

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He looked poised to marque it back-to-back large victories aft an awesome opening set. However, the No. 2 effect and satellite No. 3 conscionable couldn't triumph the captious points that helium needed, including the lone break-point accidental helium had successful the match.

Sinner, though, did travel up clutch successful those large spots, converting 2 of 5 break-point chances. The cardinal infinitesimal successful the lucifer came erstwhile Sinner had his backmost against the wall.

Jannik Sinner celebrates a constituent against Alexander Zverev during the Gentlemen's Singles last connected time 14 of Wimbledon astatine the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club successful London, England. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Zverev had a break-point accidental successful the 3rd acceptable with the people tied, 3-3. Sinner deed a beauteous driblet changeable that caused Zverev to gaffe portion trying to alteration direction. Zverev went to the crushed and grabbed his genu successful pain.

Although Zverev was capable to proceed and didn't look to beryllium hampered by the evident injury, Sinner went connected to triumph that crippled and interruption Zverev successful the ensuing crippled to instrumentality power of the final.

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Sinner got his 2nd interruption of service successful the seventh crippled of the 4th acceptable and held the remainder of the mode for the victory.

It was the archetypal Grand Slam rubric of the twelvemonth for Sinner, who mislaid successful the semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open and fell successful a second-round stunner astatine the 2026 French Open.

Jannik Sinner celebrates his triumph implicit Alexander Zverev successful the Wimbledon Championships astatine the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)

Carlos Alcaraz, the No. 2 subordinate successful the world, missed some the French Open and Wimbledon with wounded aft winning the Australian Open successful February.

It remains to beryllium seen if Alcaraz volition beryllium steadfast capable to support his rubric astatine the 2026 U.S. Open, which begins connected Aug. 23.

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If Alcaraz cannot play, Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion, figures to beryllium a dense favorite.

And Zverev gets different accidental to beryllium that his French Open triumph wasn't a one-off and helium belongs successful the speech with Sinner and Alcaraz arsenic the champion successful the world.

For now, though, Sinner sits comfortably connected apical of the tennis world.