Jannik Sinner wins first Wimbledon title and gains revenge over Carlos Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner gained revenge on Carlos Alcaraz to claim his first Wimbledon title. The World No 1 turned the tables on his rival a month on from their epic final at the French Open to land a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 success.

Sinner was appearing in his first final at SW19 but has become more than used to these showpiece events and took his haul of Grand Slam titles to four as he bounced back impressively from losing the first set to end Alcaraz's two-year reign as champion.

The top two seeds showed exactly why they merited their titles with a stunning display of power hitting on Sunday evening. Sinner ensuring there would be no repeat of Alcaraz's stunning rescue mission in Paris as he dealt the 22-year-old just his third loss at Wimbledon.

Alcaraz had won eight of his 12 matches against Sinner - including the last five - heading into their final at the All England Club. The Spaniard had proved the toughest nut to crack for the Italian, but he finally found a winning formula as the duo continued their recent dominance of Grand Slams - now sharing the last seven between them.

The Spaniard had never lost a Grand Slam final so was left to digest a new feeling, but he could have few complaints as Sinner continued to come up trumps in the big moments.

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Sinner broke in the fifth game of the match, fist pumping after Alcaraz sent a shot long, and was then able to hold serve to take control of the first set. The defending champion quickly fired back though, winning four straight games, some of which featured some stunning baseline rallies.

The Spaniard took the first set at the second opportunity after an untimely Sinner double fault opened the door, but Alcaraz still needed to produce the most outrageous backhand on the stretch to win the decisive point. The showman in him had the court purring as he lapped up the praise.

Sinner had won the only meeting between the pair at Wimbledon, doing so in 2022 in the fourth round, which means he remained the last man to beat Alcaraz on the grass in south west London. The Italian regrouped and began the second set in ideal fashion, breaking the Spaniard.

It was an advantage he retained with Alcaraz needing to save more break points to prevent the gap growing further. Sinner has to go back to the China Open in 2023 to recall his last win against his rival, but levelled up their showdown on Centre Court with one hour and 33 minutes on the clock.

Sinner continued to get the crowd on their feet en route to taking the second set. He produced some stellar shots, some of which would've beyond most players, and an impressive rally ended with him wrong footing Alcaraz to tie up the final.

The Italian threatened to break Alcaraz in the first game of the third set, only for the Spaniard to fend off to break points before sealing the game with an ace, despite his serve misfiring moments earlier with several double faults.

The two men remained on serve for eight games until Sinner broke at the opportune moment, burying a volley at the net when Alcaraz had lost his footing. The Italian then finished the job to take the set and put him firmly in the ascendancy.

Sinner broke early in the fourth set, taking a 2-1 lead as he continued to have the majority of answers to the questions posed by Alcaraz. The defending champion had the crowd firmly on his side as he looked to breach Sinner's serve and regain parity - and he was presented with two chances, but they came and went as Sinner first pumped his box above him.