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Italian top seed Jannik Sinner retained his Wimbledon men's singles title after rallying from a set down to beat German second seed Alexander Zverev in a high-quality final on Sunday.
The 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 victory is a fifth Grand Slam title for 24-year-old Sinner and first of the year after he also beat record men's major winner Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Sinner has now won 10 consecutive matches against Zverev, who started on the front foot but appeared to be troubled by a minor knee problem as the match wore on.
The German was buoyed by finally winning a Grand Slam title at the French Open last month, when the Italian was shocked by Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in the second round.
With Australian Open winner Carlos Alcaraz injured for both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Zverev took advantage by making both finals and will overtake the Spaniard as world number two on Monday.
But the 29-year-old's hopes of being the first person born in the 1990s to win the men's Wimbledon title was dashed.
Sinner will now head into the hard-court season ahead of the August 30-September 13 US Open in confident mood. There is no word yet whether great rival Alcaraz will be fit after his wrist injury.
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The 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 victory is a fifth Grand Slam title for 24-year-old Sinner and first of the year after he also beat record men's major winner Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Sinner has now won 10 consecutive matches against Zverev, who started on the front foot but appeared to be troubled by a minor knee problem as the match wore on.
The German was buoyed by finally winning a Grand Slam title at the French Open last month, when the Italian was shocked by Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in the second round.
With Australian Open winner Carlos Alcaraz injured for both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Zverev took advantage by making both finals and will overtake the Spaniard as world number two on Monday.
But the 29-year-old's hopes of being the first person born in the 1990s to win the men's Wimbledon title was dashed.
Sinner will now head into the hard-court season ahead of the August 30-September 13 US Open in confident mood. There is no word yet whether great rival Alcaraz will be fit after his wrist injury.
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