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- Jannik Sinner downs Carlos Alcaraz to earn first Wimbledon win</p>
<p>Field Level MediaJuly 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM</p>
<p>Jul 11, 2025; Wimbledon, United Kingdom; Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day 12 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images (Susan Mullane-Imagn Images)</p>
<p>World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy built an early advantage and shook off some late jitters to finish a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon on Sunday, giving Sinner his first win at Wimbledon and fourth Grand Slam win ever.</p>
<p>Sinner shook off an opening set loss to notch the major victory at the All England Club.</p>
<p>Previously a two-time winner at the Australian Open (2024, 2025) and a champion at the US Open in 2024, the Wimbledon win was his first Grand Slam final victory over Alcaraz and left him just the French Open -- where he finished as runner-up this year -- remaining to give him the rare career Grand Slam.</p>
<p>"Back in the days, when I was young, this was only a dream," Sinner said. "I'm just living a dream."</p>
<p>Making his first Wimbledon championship all the sweeter, Sinner ended a five-match losing streak to Alcaraz and ended the Spaniard's 24-match winning streak.</p>
<p>In his first Grand Slam victory off of hard courts, the 23-year-old Sinner actually emerged as a winner as a slight underdog, as Alcaraz, 22, came in with an 8-4 advantage in head-to-head results.</p>
<p>A much anticipated rematch of an epic French Open final in June in which Alcaraz won a five-set marathon that lasted five hours, 29 minutes -- the longest Roland Garros final ever -- Sinner wrapped this one up in a tidy three hours, six minutes.</p>
<p>"It's so special," Sinner said. "I had a very tough loss in Paris. At the end of the day, it really doesn't matter how you win."</p>
<p>Sinner led 4-2 in the fourth set with a 2-1 set advantage and dropped a game before falling behind 40-15 in the eighth, but the Italian rallied to win that game and wrestle back control of the set at 5-3. From there, he put the finishing touches on with a commanding finishing game.</p>
<p>"Every moment can change the match, so I'm very happy I held my nerves."</p>
<p>Utilizing a strong serve and playing aggressively near the net for much of the match, Sinner had 30 net points and 81 service points in earning 40 winners.</p>
<p>Alcaraz had 15 aces but was hurt by seven double faults.</p>
<p>"It's always difficult to lose, even when it's in the final," Alcaraz said, pointing to a great off-court relationship with Sinner with an equally good on-court rivalry that has pushed him to get better. "Thank you very much, and congratulations."</p>
<p>After dispatching Taylor Fritz in four sets on Friday, Alcaraz eventually became the betting favorite to take home his third consecutive Wimbledon title. Sinner swept through 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to set up the rematch final.</p>
<p>--Field Level Media</p>
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