Sinner Beats Zverev in Four Sets to Win Wimbledon Men’s Final

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7(7/9), 7-6(7/2), 6-3, 6-4 in the men's singles final at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on Sunday. The world No. 1 secured his second consecutive title at the All England Club and his fifth Grand Slam overall.

Sinner hit 58 winners against 25 unforced errors. Zverev recorded 49 winners and 45 unforced errors while leading 17-15 in aces and serving as fast as 224 km/h. The match was played under clear skies at 82 degrees Fahrenheit with breezy conditions.

Zverev took the opening set in a tiebreaker on a forehand winner up the line. Sinner captured the second set in a tiebreaker after reading Zverev's serve more effectively. At 3-3 in the third set, Sinner's drop shot caused Zverev to slip and appear to hyper-extend his right knee.

Zverev grasped his knee, Sinner helped him up, and Zverev missed a forehand that gave Sinner the first break and a 5-3 lead. Sinner did not drop a set from the second round through the semifinals, where he defeated Novak Djokovic. He had rallied from two sets down in a five-set first-round match against Miomir Kecmanovic.

Zverev will move to No. 2 in the ATP rankings on Monday. Carlos Alcaraz missed both the French Open and Wimbledon due to a right wrist injury. Sinner said after the match: "You never know how many times you are going to come back.

Alexander Zverev is used to being "the third guy" in tennis and hopes to be more than that in the future, according to ESPN. Linda Noskova defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in the women's singles final on Saturday, the first Open Era Grand Slam title match between two Czech women. Noskova, 21, received the winner's prize of £3.6 million while Muchova earned £2.4 million as runner-up.