LONDON — Italian tennis sensation Jannik Sinner has captured his second Wimbledon men’s singles crown, taking down second seed and French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4 in Sunday’s final at the All England Club.
Here is a look at the key facts surrounding the defending champion’s latest triumph:
At a Glance
Age: 24 | Nation: Italy | ATP Ranking: 1 | Seeding: 1
Grand Slam titles: 5 — Australian Open 2024 and 2025, U.S. Open 2024, Wimbledon 2025 and 2026
His Path to the Final
First round: defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia) 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-3
Second round: defeated Nuno Borges (Portugal) 7-6 7-6 6-4
Third round: defeated Jenson Brooksby (USA) 6-4 6-3 6-4
Fourth round: defeated Shintaro Mochizuki (Japan) 6-3 7-6 6-3
Quarterfinals: defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 7-5 7-6 6-3
Semifinals: defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Early Life
Sinner grew up in Innichen, a small town in northern Italy, and first picked up a tennis racket at age 7. Before fully dedicating himself to the sport at age 13, he had a greater passion for skiing and soccer.
Career Highlights
Sinner launched his professional journey on the ITF Circuit in 2018. The following year, he captured the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals with a victory over Alex de Minaur and closed out the season ranked 78th in the world, earning the ATP Newcomer of the Year award.
In 2020, he took home the Sofia Open — his first ATP-level title — becoming the youngest Italian to win a tour event in the Open Era and finishing the year ranked 37th.
During 2021, he added four more titles: the Great Ocean Road Open, the Washington Open, the Sofia Open, and the European Open, wrapping up the year inside the top 10.
At Wimbledon 2023, Sinner reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and also claimed his first Masters 1000 crown at the Canadian Open. His ranking climbed to a then-career-best of world number four, making him only the second Italian ever to crack the top five. Later that November, he was part of the Italian squad that won the Davis Cup for the first time in 47 years.
Sinner then defeated Daniil Medvedev to capture his first Grand Slam title at the 2024 Australian Open. However, his year was complicated when two samples taken in March 2024 tested positive for the steroid clostebol. He avoided suspension after the International Tennis Integrity Agency concluded the positive results stemmed from contamination caused by his physiotherapist.
He ascended to the world number one ranking after reaching the French Open semifinals in June 2024, then beat Taylor Fritz to claim the 2024 U.S. Open. He capped that year by winning the Shanghai Masters and the ATP Finals.
In 2025, Sinner successfully defended his Australian Open title. That February, he accepted a three-month ban following an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which had contested the earlier decision not to suspend him over the 2024 positive tests.
He went on to avenge a 2025 French Open final defeat against Alcaraz by beating him in the 2025 Wimbledon final, securing his first title at the All England Club. In May 2026, he became the first man in history to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles after claiming the Madrid Open.
On Sunday, Sinner completed back-to-back Wimbledon championships by defeating Alexander Zverev in the 2026 final.
