(July 12, 2026) Jannick Sinner topped Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to defend his Wimbledon title. For the Italian, he has now won five total major titles. Zverev has moved up to No. 2 in the world, hopping over Carlos Alcaraz who has been off the tour with a wrist injury. Sinner is the tenth man to successfully defend his title at the All-England Club.
“We both started off very well. We prepared in the best possible way, me and my team, so I have to thank the whole team and the whole support I get from the whole box,” Sinner said during the trophy ceremony. “It has been an amazing final once again and it always takes two players and Sascha and I tried to give everything we had. I am very happy about the win, but also the level that we both played.”
“Every Grand Slam is different,” said the 24-year-old, coming off an early exit from Roland Garros. “Different story, different environment, different feelings before the tournament.
“This one means a lot because it was a tough one after Paris again. Last year was also tough. But coming here, I tried to put myself in the best position to be as competitive as possible.
“We put in a lot of workdays….very, very long, definitely sacrificing a lot of my time and everything to be in this position. Having this achievement means a lot to me. It was an amazing day.”
“These are very, very rare days.”
“I’m very happy that I’m trying to do my best every day. Sometimes you have a tournament with a good outcome, and sometimes you just don’t,” Sinner continued.
“There is no failure if you don’t win a Grand Slam. Now I have five in my whole life. We talk about five Grand Slams, but that’s five days out of so many other days. These are very, very rare days.
“You just want to enjoy it. Today was a very tough day. If I lose, it’s still a great day. Playing a Grand Slam final, it’s so rare and so special.”
“You reached one of your main goals winning in Grand Slams and you made it happen in Paris,” he told the the 29-year-old German. “Today you were so close. If you play like this, I’m very sure you’re going have this one at home as well. I know another goal is for you to be No.1 in the world. You’re very close – so we need to be very careful now.”
Sinner is slated to play the next Masters Series event in Canada. He has won all five Masters events played so far this year.
