Jannik Sinner is the new king of Wimbledon! Carlos Alcaraz succumbs in comeback, the'Blue in legend
Jannik Sinner is the new king of Wimbledon: the Italian tennis player overcomes Carlos Alcaraz in the final in a comeback and becomes the first Italian to win the London tournament. On the packed Central Court, the South Tyrolean again writes the history of Italian tennis, signing perhaps the most beautiful chapter of his career, his first triumph in the most prestigious tournament of the year. The San Candido champion, in his fourth Slam, won in a comeback over his lifelong rival, Alcaraz, with the partials of 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Decisive was his serve, which almost never failed him and put the Murcia outfielder in crisis.
In the first games the serves dominated, the first jolt was given by l’Azzurro winning the break in the fifth game. The Murcia champion, however, rises in level and steals Sinner’s serve in the eighth game, rebalancing the score. In the tenth game comes the’other break and overtake: the Spaniard closes 6-4 the first set.
Sinner reacts immediately and at the start of the second set he gets the break, taking advantage of his rival’s drop in concentration. L’Azzurro manages, albeit with some difficulty, to hold serve (despite a champagne cork), Alcaraz limits the damage by improving at the serve but cannot find the counterbreak: l’Azzurro closes the set 6-4.
Alcaraz saves two break points at the’beginning of the third set, Sinner, on the other hand, is very solid at serve (very good first serve) and leaves only crumbs to the Iberian. The Murcia champion grows on serve and stringing one ace after another, but in the ninth game the very aggressive South Tyrolean gets a golden break, immediately taking advantage of the first break ball available. It’s the decisive point that allows Sinner to overtake Alcaraz: the final now sees the Italian ahead 2-1.
Fourth set: Jannik Sinner looks impregnable on his service turns, and gains more and more confidence in response. In the third game, the Azzurro snatches service from his rival with a series of crazy answers. It’s the most difficult moment for Alcaraz, who cannot find the key to answer the San Candido champion’s serve. In the eighth game the Spaniard wastes two break points, Sinner, on the other hand, is a judgement: in the tenth game he gets three match points and unlike at Roland Garros wastes only one, entering tennis history.
