Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon as he gets Carlos Alcaraz revenge in epic final

Jannik Sinner took the ultimate revenge on Carlos Alcaraz by dethroning the Wimbledon champion in a sensational showdown on Centre Court.

Just five weeks ago Sinner had been left devastated after allowing Alcaraz to come from two sets down and save three match points, in the process of pipping him to the French Open title.

But this time the heartbreak all belonged to Alcaraz. Courtesy of a comeback of his own from world No.1 Sinner, who triumphed 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win his first Wimbledon title and fourth Gramd Slam.

The crushing loss was Alcaraz's first defeat on the grass of SW19 since 2022, while bringing an end to his 25-game winning streak on the ATP Tour.

This was the latest chapter of a rivalry which promises to go on and dominate the sport for the next decade. Between them, these two had won the last six Grand Slams, and seven of the last eight. Tickets had been exchanging hands for £20,000.

But however much people had paid for the hottest ticket in town, it went on to prove money well spent. Because these two sporting gladiators traded heavyweight blows from the start, and didn't stop.

Alcaraz opened the match with an ace, and was to hurtle down a serve of 140mph, the fastes of his Grand Slam career, in the process of taking the opening set 6-4.

One he won with an outrageous backhand winner, leaving the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand. The King of Spain has turned up to watch tennis royalty, and wasn't being disappointed.

But Sinner, fuelled by the prospect of redemption in the wake of his persecution in Paris, had no intention of buckling. Quite the opposite, in fact.

The Italian broke Alcaraz to go 3-1 up, before taking the second set 6-4. And in a tight third set, Alcaraz blinked first when he slipped while facing break point, allowing Sinner to go 5-4 ahead and then hold serve to take it 6-4.

Alcaraz laboured back to his chair with a perplexed look on his face. The Spaniard knew his crown was slipping. But no one knows more than Sinner how Alcaraz never realises when he's beaten, and was taking nothing for granted.

He continued to. pummel his opponent with some ruthless serving and clinical ground strokes, breaking Alcaraz again to go 3-1 ahead.

Alcaraz looked livid with himself, but could he stage another famous fightback? For once he couldn't. Not this time, because whatever he tried it couldn't disguise the fact he was second best to Sinner.

Not even someone as special as the Spaniard could stop Sinner from securing the greatest win of his career to date.