Sinner Gets Back at Alcaraz for First Wimbledon Crown

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

36 days ago, Jannik Sinner was two points away from claiming the French Open Grand Slam title, until disaster struck when Carlos Alcaraz pulled off the most insane comeback championship win of the year.

On July 13, 2025, the Italian ace found himself in the same scenario, sharing the center court with Alcaraz but this time, on the bright and crisp green grass court in the Wimbledon grand finals.

Instead of letting the past eat him up, the current world No. 1 ATP tennis player used it as a fuel to rewrite the page of his pro career.

Bounce back completed. Revenge tour ended with a smile.

After three hours of great tennis, Sinner passed his final test with flying colors during the rematch against Alcaraz- 4.6, 6.4, 6.4, 6.4- to claim his first-ever Wimbledon Grand Slam championship trophy, in London.

Sinner survived an early 0-1 set deficit when Alcaraz heated up in the last four-game sets of the opening frame. From trailing 2-4 when the Italian scored a break point, the defending champion weaved his magic once again after clawing his way back to gain the early momentum.

Alcaraz grabbed the last six game sets to complete the come-from-behind first-set win, and the legends on the deck calling the game, specifically John McEnroe, questioned Sinner’s mental state whether he was still affected by the loss at Roland Garros or he was feeling the immense pressure.

Those statements were quickly put to rest as Sinner unleashed a dominating outing starting from the second set, pulverizing Alcaraz’s baseline with his thundering forehand power.

From a shaky return game that cost him the first set, Sinner decided to go all out and attack every Alcaraz serve, a high-risk adjustment that paid off huge dividends.

Sinner didn’t settle with his offense and started to suck the life out of Alcaraz when he won 18 out of the last 27 engagements in the second set, a testament to his power-packed shots backstopped with efficiency and tremendous hitting pattern.

The Italian took advantage of a bad serving day for Alcaraz as the five-time Grand Slam king committed a barrage of uncharacteristic double-fault errors in the most crucial stretches of the game.

In every second serve Alcaraz dished, Sinner didn’t think twice and aimed the wide side using his signature flat forehand stroke.

It was just that simple. The philosophy of Sinner’s game in the entire match was to keep Alcaraz out of his comfort zone. And to do that, he erupted with an insane performance on the baseline, hitting pressure shots from the back with power that the crowd could feel.

No matter how Alcaraz shifted stances, including his approach in returning Sinner’s service from the right pick-up point straight to a body shot, there was just no stopping the man on a heater, as every point ticked the Italian’s scoreboard. That was just a demoralizing sight to see for the camp of the defending champion.

Alcaraz attempted to revive the roar he had in his comeback during the French Open, but Sinner, who entered an unconscious state without committing any petty unforced errors, stuck to his game plan and bullied the line to reach match point.

The rest is history.

The torchbearers of the sport gave another treat to the fans, but it was the young ace from Italy who raised the golden plate for his first in the most prestigious grass court tournament in the world.

Andiamo, Jannik!