Jannik Sinner is the first Italian player to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a high-quality final on Sunday. The 23-year-old World No. 1 captured his fourth Grand Slam crown—and his first on grass—on a sunlit Centre Court that will now be forever linked to his name.

“It feels amazing,” Sinner said in his post-match press conference. “The tournament I always dreamed of just playing and to be part of. And now sitting here with the trophy… it’s amazing.”

Alcaraz took the opening set 6-4, but Sinner responded quickly, adjusting his serve and settling into longer rallies. From the second set onward, he began holding with more authority and dictating more of the baseline exchanges.

“There were some moments where I served really well,” Sinner said. “You play three or four hours—you can’t play the same way the whole time. But I stayed strong when I had to.”

Sinner hit 8 aces to just 2 double faults, won 75% of first-serve points, and landed 62% of his first serves. On return, he consistently challenged Alcaraz’s second serve.

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Alcaraz finished with 15 aces and 7 double faults, landing just 53% of first serves. “Low percentage of first serve,” Alcaraz said in his post-match press conference. “And then I played against one of the best returners on tour—without a doubt.”

“I just gave a lot of free points when he was serving the second serve,” he added. “I had to do more with those points.”

Sinner converted 4 of 9 break points, while Alcaraz took 2 of 6. The statistical margins were narrow—Sinner had 40 winners and 40 unforced errors, Alcaraz 38 and 36—but Sinner was better in the key moments.

“I think from the baseline I felt he was better than me,” Alcaraz said. “There were moments where I didn’t know what to do.”

One thing that always stands out with Sinner is the sound of the ball coming off his racquet—it’s like a sonic boom. His timing is so pure, his contact so clean, that the sound alone seems to signal something different is happening.

The win marked a major response to his French Open loss just weeks earlier. “This is the part I’m proudest of,” Sinner said. “After Paris, I tried to be honest with myself. I said, ‘It’s not the time to put myself down—another Grand Slam is coming.’ And we worked for it.”

He credited his team and family—his parents and brother were in attendance—for staying with him through a challenging season.

“Only me and the people who are close to me know exactly what we have been through on and off the court, and it has been everything except easy,” Sinner said. “It feels emotional… even if I don’t cry.”