Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner held off a fierce challenge from Alexander Zverev to defend his Wimbledon title and claim his fifth Grand Slam trophy in a dramatic final Sunday.
Zverev, in his first Wimbledon final hot on the heels of winning the French Open, threatened an upset after taking an intense opening set, but eventually ran out of firepower as Sinner found another gear to win 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4.
The destiny of the title was still on a knife-edge nearly three hours into an absorbing contest, but second seed Zverev's resistance finally cracked after a nasty tumble in the third set and Sinner surged on to the title.
Sinner, 24, became the first Italian to win a Wimbledon singles title last year by beating Carlos Alcaraz and now joins an elite list of 10 men to successfully defend it in the professional era.
It was a 10th successive victory for Sinner over Zverev, but this time he was pushed to the limit by the 29-year-old, who had been bidding to become the first German man to win the Wimbledon title since Michael Stich in 1991.
