Jannik Sinner is proud of how he exorcised the wretched memory of his painful French Open title capitulation by outplaying his great young rival Carlos Alcaraz and ripping away his Wimbledon crown.
In a fine final which never quite hit the stellar heights of their Roland-Garros thriller five weeks earlier, Sinner proved too icily consistent for the slightly under-par champion on a stiflingly warm afternoon on Centre Court on Sunday, prevailing 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 for his fourth grand slam title.
The 23-year-old world No.1 recovered from losing the first set, which Alcaraz wrapped up with the sensational shot of the match, to then largely control proceedings with the relentless ferocity and accuracy of his piercing groundstrokes to seal victory in four minutes over three hours.
