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Associated Press

Jannik Sinner defeated two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon championship and reverse the result of their epic French Open final five weeks ago.
The No 1-ranked Sinner earned his fourth grand slam title overall, moving him one away from No 2 Alcaraz’s total as the two young rivals separate themselves from the rest of the pack in men’s tennis.
This victory also allowed Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, to put an end to several streaks for Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard.
Alcaraz had won the past five head-to-head matches between the pair, most recently across five sets and nearly five-and-a-half hours at Roland-Garros on June 8. Sinner took a two-set lead in that one, then held a trio of match points, but could not close the deal. That made Alcaraz 5-0 in major finals.
In addition to ending that piece of perfection, Sinner asserted himself in a match that featured moments of terrific play by both men, but also the occasional lapses.
Alcaraz stepped into Centre Court as the owner of a career-best 24-match unbeaten run. He had won 20 matches in a row at the All England Club, including victories against Novak Djokovic in the 2023 and 2024 finals.

The last man to beat Alcaraz at Wimbledon? Sinner, in the fourth round in 2022.
So this served as a bookend win for Sinner, who proved what he kept telling anyone who asked: No, there would be no carry-over from his heartbreak in Paris.
Hard to imagine, though, that that collapse was not on his mind at least a little on Sunday, especially when he faced two break points while serving at 4-3, 15-40 in the fourth set.
But he calmly took the next four points to hold there, and soon was serving out the win. When it ended, Sinner put both hands on his white hat. After embracing Alcaraz at the net, Sinner crouched on court with his head bowed, then pounded his right palm on the grass.
Yes, Sinner put the French Open behind him in the best way possible and showed that his matchups with Alcaraz could delight tennis fans for years to come.
They have divvied up the past seven grand slam trophies, and nine of the last 12.
Fittingly, this marked the first time the same two men faced off in the title matches on the clay at Roland-Garros and the grass at the All England Club in the same year since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did it in 2006, 2007 and 2008. It had not happened for more than half a century before that trilogy.

Sinner has taken part in each of the last four major finals, a stretch that began with a triumph at the US Open in September and was followed by another at the Australian Open in January.
Wearing the same tape job and white arm sleeve to protect his right elbow that he has been using since falling in the opening game of his fourth-round win on Monday, Sinner did not indicate any issues, just as he had not while eliminating 24-time major champion Djokovic in the semi-finals.


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Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after victory against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz at the end of their Wimbledon men’s final in London on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Sinner holds the trophy after winning the Wimbledon men’s singles final against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. Photo: AP

Alcaraz plays a backhand return against Sinner during their Wimbledon men’s final in London on Sunday. Photo: PA Wire / dpa

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Jannik Sinner gets in some practice at the All England Club ahead of his men’s singles final against Carlos Alcaraz. Photo: Reuters

Carlos Alcaraz is chasing a third straight Wimbledon title. Photo: Reuters

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The number one-ranked Italian earned his fourth grand slam title overall, beating the Spaniard 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4


The number one-ranked Italian earned his fourth grand slam title overall, beating the Spaniard 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.


Sinner beats 2-time defending champion Alcaraz to win first Wimbledon title

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The number one-ranked Italian earned his fourth grand slam title overall, beating the Spaniard 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

The number one-ranked Italian earned his fourth grand slam title overall, beating the Spaniard 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4