CENTRE COURT — Jannik Sinner joined the pantheon of tennis greats who have successfully defended the Wimbledon title when he beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-4 on Sunday night.
Watched by the Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as two of their children George and Charlotte, Sinner bounced back from losing the first set in a tie-break to end French Open champion Zverev’s effort to double his major title tally just a month after opening his account.
Sinner meanwhile now has five major titles to his name, but it is the back-to-back wins at SW19 that puts him in storied Open Era company: Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
Each name in the list carries significant weight in the men’s game, and having joined them in style, Sinner’s name can never be erased now.
A serve-dominated final
