Jannik Sinner Beats Alexander Zverev for Second Straight Wimbledon Title

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to claim his second consecutive Wimbledon men's singles title. The top-ranked Italian secured his fifth Grand Slam title in his first tournament since a second-round loss at the French Open. Zverev, the newly crowned French Open champion, appeared hampered after slipping on the grass in the third set.

Sinner dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker before winning the next three. Zverev served at speeds up to 139 mph while Sinner countered with well-placed aces. Zverev earned his first break point at 3-3 in the third set after two hours and 42 minutes.

He slipped while changing direction behind the baseline and appeared to hyper-extend his right knee. Sinner produced a drop shot on the point and then helped Zverev to his feet. Zverev resumed play but later missed a forehand that gave Sinner a 5-3 lead, which Sinner converted into the set.

Sinner had not played an official match between his French Open exit and Wimbledon. He twice came back from a set down in a first-round five-setter before dropping only one more set until the final. Zverev had lost 14 straight sets to Sinner before taking the first set on Sunday.

Despite the loss, Zverev will move to No. 2 in the rankings on Monday. Linda Noskova defeated Karolina Muchova in Saturday's women's final for her first Grand Slam title.