Jannik Sinner evens the score in the tiebreak; the final against Zverev is tied at 1-1

Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner are tied at 1-1 after the first two sets of the Wimbledon final. In the match played on the prestigious Center Court of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the German managed to prevail 7-6 over the Italian at the end of a largely even set in which he made the difference by stepping up his pace in the tiebreak, winning 9-7 after saving a set point for Sinner at 7-6.

In the second set, the world No. 1 was constantly forced to play catch-up, but despite the struggle, he earned another tiebreak, where this time he was nearly flawless: After dominating his service games, Zverev suffered three mini-breaks to fall 7-2, tying the match at 1-1 and bringing the final back to life.

Sinner reached the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year: after a grueling first-round match against Miomir Kecmanovic, which he won 4-6, 6-3, 6(6)-8, 6-2, 6-3, the Italian defeated Nuno Borges 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 6-4, Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3, 7-6(0), 6-3, Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3, and Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Alexander Zverev, meanwhile, defeated, in order, Alexander Blockx 6-4, 6(8)-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(0), Valentin Royer 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(3), Marcus Giron 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-4, Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(6), Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 6-2, and Arthur Fery 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4, thus reaching the Championships final for the first time in his career; prior to this year, he had never advanced beyond the fourth round.