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Jannik Sinner enacted some revenge on Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday as he won a four-set thriller over the Spanish superstar and picked up the first Wimbledon championship of his career.
Sinner rallied to go up 5-3 in the final set after it appeared Alcaraz was about to flip the momentum. But once he got the opportunity to serve again, Sinner dug in to win the match.
The Italian tennis star won the final 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
He only made it to the quarterfinals last year before he lost to Daniil Medvedev in five sets. Alcaraz won the tournament over Novak Djokovic then – it was his second straight victory.
“It’s so special because, you know, seeing my parents here, my brother, my whole team, it’s amazing,” Sinner said after the match.
He added that he dug down emotionally to get back to his winning ways following the loss to Alcaraz at the French Open.
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“But at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter how you win or lose in important tournaments, you just have to understand what you did wrong and try to work on that,” Sinner explained. “That’s exactly what we did. We tried to accept the loss and just kept working and that is for sure one of the reasons why I hold this trophy.”
This time, it was Sinner who shut down every sliding attempt Alcaraz tried to make to get back into the match. He had the Spaniard running all over the court in the final game before shutting down any idea of a furious rally.
Alcaraz had defeated Sinner in an epic match at the French Open a few months ago. But this time around, it was Sinner who had the advantage.
Sinner, 23, defeated Djokovic and Ben Shelton in the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively, to earn the shot at Alcaraz. He has four Grand Slam titles to his name now. The only one that still eludes him from the career Grand Slam is the French Open.
He’s the first Italian player to win Wimbledon.
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