Jannik Sinner has finally got his hands on the Wimbledon trophy, after defeating Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Court.
Sinner beat Alcaraz to deny the Spaniard a third consecutive title at the All England Club and become the first Italian to emerge victorious in singles at the championships.
He is now one of five players aged 23 or younger in the Open Era to simultaneously hold three men’s singles titles at Grand Slams, following Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal.
It was an astonishing performance from Sinner, who former Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick admits he was wrong about.
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty ImagesAndy Roddick analyses Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon triumph
On the ‘Served’ podcast, Roddick said: “I will tell you when I think I am right. I will tell you when I am wrong. I did not see it going that clearly in Sinner’s direction on this surface. I just really didn’t.
“He played such a tactically sound match. Pulled the trigger at the right time up the line but dominated the middle of the court.
“What he can do is consistently create pace and speed through the court without needing the variety and spins that Carlos Alcaraz has mastered.
“If he extends the court sideline to sideline that also allows Carlos to mix it up a little bit but he did an amazing job of hitting behind Carlos Alcaraz when the backhand line was available.
“After what happened at Roland Garros, and then to have Carlos 15-40 on his serve when he is two holds away from the Wimbledon title.
“Hitting two massive serves that catch the back fifth of the box to the forehand side up the radar gun to 110mph plus. Just clutch as clutch could be.
“You could see Darren Cahill standing up and down. Everyone knew it. They have not faded away from the fact of what happened at Roland Garros and they are just like we are going to go on with it.
“I am a huge fan of both of these guys. I am happy for all their successes. Could not have been more impressed with Jannik Sinner.
“He is carrying the physical load of trying to beat Alcaraz on this surface, his third final in three years and winning two of them.
“Then you can talk about how you have moved on from Roland Garros, that scar tissue does not go away just because you want it to.
“Overcoming that scar tissue, especially in that fourth set, was just an amazing, amazing display of grit and belief and will ultimately be the redemption story.”
Jannik Sinner’s incredible Wimbledon campaign
Sinner was dominant at Wimbledon this year, and didn’t drop a set at the tournament until the fourth round, sweeping aside Luca Nardi, Aleksandar Vukic, and Pedro Martinez.
In round four, he came up against Grigor Dimitrov, who was up two sets against him before having to retire mid-match due to injury.
After the Bulgarian’s heartbreak, Sinner went on to defeat both Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon final for the first time.
He then defeated Alcaraz to clinch a maiden title in South West London and put an end to the Italian drought in singles at the event.