Sinner Beats Zverev in Four Sets to Defend Wimbledon Title and Win Fifth Major
Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 in the men's singles final at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 12, 2026, becoming the 10th player in the Open Era to successfully defend the Wimbledon men's singles title and collecting his fifth Grand Slam trophy.
In a serve-dominated final lasting three hours and 46 minutes, Zverev made 76 percent of his first serves and played more aggressively than usual, saving a set point in the first-set tie-break before taking the opener. Sinner raced to a 4-0 lead in the second-set tie-break to level the match, then broke once in each of the third and fourth sets. He saved the only break point he faced, struck 58 winners, and sealed the win on his first match point with a forehand winner.
The title was Sinner's Tour-leading sixth of 2026 and his 100th career match win at a Grand Slam. Zverev, who had never been beyond the fourth round in nine previous Wimbledon appearances, was playing his first final there; having won his maiden major at Roland-Garros a month earlier, he fell short of becoming the first man in the Open Era to follow a first major title with another at the very next Grand Slam. Sinner said both players had given everything in an amazing final, while Zverev congratulated him, saying he had shown again why he is the best player in the world.
In the women's final, played on July 11, Linda Nosková of Czechia defeated compatriot Karolína Muchová to win her first Grand Slam title.
Related: Zverev Beats Cobolli in Five Sets for First Grand Slam Title at Roland-Garros
Source: ATP Tour
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Photo: 图：辛纳在2026年温布尔登网球锦标赛男单决赛后手捧冠军奖杯（本届决赛现场）。Daniel Cooper 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Jannik Sinner holds the trophy after the 2026 Wimbledon men's singles final (on site at this year's final). Photo by Daniel Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
