00:00Sinna beats Alcaraz to win first Wimbledon title world number one Janik Sinna won his first Wimbledon title by wearing down Carlos Alcaraz in another high-quality Grand Slam final between the dominant forces of the men's game.
00:12Italy's Sinna claimed a 4-6-6-4-6-4-6-4 victory at the All-England club, avenging his brutal French Open defeat by Spanish world number two Alcaraz just 35 days ago.
00:22Then Sinna led by two sets and held three championship points before Alcaraz roared back to win a five-set classic lasting more than five hours.
00:29Now, the 23-year-old has responded by taking two-time defending champion Alcaraz's crown on the center-court grass.
00:36Following another gripping contest which again showcased the pair's shot-making, athleticism and star power.
00:42It is so special, Sinna said.
00:44I'm living my dream.
00:45Sinna, who served a three-month doping ban earlier this year, has claimed the fourth Grand Slam title of his career and a first major.
00:51Victory not on a hard court, a composed and clinical performance from the top seed ended Alcaraz's 24-man winning streak.
00:58The manner in which he served out victory from going a break-up at 3-1 in the fourth set.
01:02Given his experience in Paris, last month was admirable.
01:06There was a moment of knowing consternation among Sinna's supporters when he missed a first match point, but he reset to take his second opportunity.
01:13Before dropping to his haunches at the net, Sinna's win stopped 22-year-old Alcaraz from becoming only the fifth man in the open era
01:19to win three consecutive Wimbledon titles.
01:22It is always difficult to lose, but first of all I have to congratulate Janik again, Alcaraz said.
01:27It is a really well-deserved trophy.
01:29He has been playing great tennis and will continue to be a great rival.
01:32You have to accept the loss as resilient Sinna bounces back what makes.
01:36Sinna so special above all else is his mentality.
01:39The man from the mountains in northern Italy regularly remains ice-cold in the most decisive matches,
01:44which is why his fumble against Alcaraz in Paris felt so surprising.
01:48Little appears to Faye as the mild-mannered Italian on or off-court.
01:52He was able to stay sanguine during the doping controversy which rocked the sport and the manner in which he has.
01:57Moved on quickly from the brutal nature of his role in Garo's defeat has been impressive.
02:02I had a very tough loss in Paris, but at the end of the day it doesn't matter how you win or lose,
02:06you just have to understand what you did wrong.
02:08Sinna said during his on-court speech.
02:10We accepted the loss, kept working, and that's why I'm holding this trophy.
02:14Sinna had shown more resilience over the Wimbledon fortnight by fighting through an elbow injury which needed an MRI scan.
02:20However, he also had a huge slice of fortune,
02:23trailing by two sets to love in his fourth-round match against Grigor Dimitrov.
02:27Sinna advanced when his luckless opponent retired with a pectoral injury.
02:31How another gripping Sinqara's final panned-out Sinna and Alcaraz have created a duopoly in the men's game over the past two seasons,
02:37forging a gripping rivalry that is starting to fill the void left by the sports retired or aging superstars.
02:42This was another demonstration of how the duel which the ATP U-Tour has long pinned its hopes on replacing the Roger Federer fail,
02:49Nadal-Novak-Djokovic gap, could be a blockbuster for years to come.
02:53Few would have confidently predicted which way their first meeting in the Wimbledon final would go out,
02:57having won 35 of his 38 grass-court matches, had the greater pedigree on the surface,
03:02but Sinna had won their sole previous encounter at Wimbledon in 2022 when he lost serve and trailed.
03:074-2-2 in the opener, it felt Alcaraz would again have to fight back from behind,
03:12but he pounced when Sinna got sloppy in the eighth game to level and a subtle change of momentum,
03:17led to Alcaraz claiming the lead with a stretching backhand which he somehow turned into an astonishing winner.
03:22One of the factors that makes this rivalry intriguing is their opposite styles.
03:26Alcaraz has a higher ceiling of artistic shot-making but his level can dip lower than the steadier Sinna.
03:31That happened in the second set as Alcaraz's serve and concentration went W-A-L-K-A-B-O-U-T.
03:37Sinna broke in the first game and, having survived pressure at 2-to-1 when his service motion was also disrupted
03:43by a champagne cork shooting onto the baseline.
03:45It was a decisive one, with the scoreline locked at one set each.
03:49It felt like another classic in the making.
03:51There continued to be little difference between the pair and the third.
03:53Set until Sinna swarmed over Alcaraz's second serve in the ninth game to break and serve.
03:59Out for the lead.
04:00Sinna's relentlessly, clean ball striking from the back of the court,
04:03plus his fleetness of foot when his opponent tried to lure him forward,
04:06began to frustrate Alcaraz in the fourth set.
04:09Another early break put Sinna in command,
04:11but most among an ebullient 15,000 crowd wondered if he had any scar tissue from the Roland Garros final.
04:17The real test was serving out victory and,
04:19after Alcaraz generously batted a second serve into the net on the first of two break points at 4-3,
04:24Sinna confidently came through.
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