Jannik Sinner confirmed why he is the world's best player by holding off Alexander Zverev to win back-to-back Wimbledon men's singles titles.
The Italian gradually took control of an extremely tight contest to win 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 6-4 at the All England Club. After dropping a first-set tie-break, Sinner edged a nail-biting second-set breaker before closing out the final two sets with sustained baseline authority.
The victory makes Sinner the 10th man to retain the Wimbledon men's trophy since the Open era began in 1968, and extends his winning run against Zverev to ten matches. The German, seeded second, was limited to a single break point all afternoon as Sinner served and defended with clinical precision.