The World No. 1 blew a two-set lead and wasted three championship points in an epic collapse in Paris, but he held his nerve in the rematch at the All England Club
Jannik Sinner. Pic/AFP
Jannik Sinner said the emotional pain of his French Open collapse against Carlos Alcaraz inspired Sunday’s Wimbledon final victory against his arch-rival. Sinner beat Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court to win Wimbledon for the first time and avenge his agonising five-set defeat to the Spaniard in the Roland Garros showpiece in June.
The World No. 1 blew a two-set lead and wasted three championship points in an epic collapse in Paris, but he held his nerve in the rematch at the All England Club. “I would say mostly emotionally because I had a very tough loss in Paris. But it doesn’t matter how you win or lose, you just have to understand what you did wrong and try to work on it,” the 23-year-old said. “This is what we did. This is one of the reasons I’m here holding this trophy.”
Sinner is the first Italian man to win Wimbledon, ending Alcaraz’s two-year reign as champion. “It’s so special. We were talking before the match. We would never have thought of being in this position back in the days when I was young,” said the four-time Grand Slam winner. “It was just a dream. This was so far away from where I am from.”
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