The new King of Wimbledon is here!

Revenge is a dish best served cold — and it’s hard to imagine a colder or more brutal payback from Jannik Sinner to Carlos Alcaraz! Just over a month after their epic Roland Garros final, where the Italian collapsed in heartbreaking fashion, the wounds have healed, dark thoughts have faded, and his mind and nerves have turned to steel. The world No. 1 shattered the Grand Slam aura of his tormentor and claimed his first Wimbledon title with a 3-1 victory (4:6, 6:4, 6:4, 6:4).

Alcaraz had terrorized his opponents in all five of his previous Grand Slam finals, repeatedly overpowering and defeating Sinner, including at Roland Garros, where he saved three match points and came back to win in five sets. He arrived in London riding a 20-match Wimbledon win streak, aiming for his third consecutive title and sixth Grand Slam crown overall. But standing in his way this time was a man on a mission—a mission to return the favor to his greatest rival.

In Paris, Sinner had let it slip—made the mistakes he couldn’t afford to—and helped script one of the wildest Grand Slam finals in history. That match, dubbed “epic,” lasted five hours and 29 minutes, a marathon that today’s final, which lasted just over three hours, couldn’t match in length—but certainly delivered moments that felt almost supernatural.

Alcaraz and Sinner played some jaw-dropping points, especially on set points in the first and second sets—rallies that will be replayed and remembered by passionate tennis fans for years to come. Thunder and lightning flew from both ends of the court, but this time, unlike his last two finals, Alcaraz’s serve let him down. In 2023 and 2024, when he defeated Novak Djokovic, his serve had been a flawless weapon. But today, with just 58% of first serves in and 63% of those points won—plus seven double faults—he lost that edge.

Perhaps Djokovic, after his semifinal loss, and now Alcaraz too, thought back to what happened less than a week ago. Sinner was on the ropes in his round-of-16 clash with Grigor Dimitrov, trailing two sets to love, and seemed all but eliminated—until a sudden injury to the Bulgarian turned the match around. Sinner had been struggling with an elbow issue, but his team got it under control. A supportive sleeve helped, and from that point on, the Italian raised his game to a championship level.

Now, after two titles in Australia and one in the U.S., Sinner adds Wimbledon to his collection. All that remains is the Musketeers’ Trophy in Paris to complete the career Grand Slam.