Grass is green on Sinner's side

After losing the first set, the world No.1 comes back strongly to sweep aside two-time champion Alcaraz

- Rutvick Mehta

Between the French Open and Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner spent a few sleepless nights.

Between the French Open and Wimbledon, his single with legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli, titled “Dust and Glory”, was released.

Between the French Open and Wimbledon, he went from dust on the dirt to glory on the greens. Playing the same man at the same stage of a Grand Slam within a month.

How’s that for a redemption song?

Tune up to your new Wimbledon champion - Jannik Sinner.

The world No.1, so in sync with his tennis on grass, made even the two-time defending champion at Wimbledon and his conqueror at Roland Garros dance to his tunes at Centre Court on Sunday. Carlos Alcaraz was the favourite and frontrunner here, yet it was Sinner that flipped things for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory.

If that French Open final was an exhaustive five-setter in which Sinner saw three championship points turn into a crushing defeat, this Wimbledon final was a cat-and-mouse four-setter in which Sinner let the first set slip but remained supreme thereafter.

And so, this time when on the second championship point, the Italian's serve did not return, he stood with his arms spread wide on Centre Court. The 23-year-old had finally got the better of his most fierce rival, who'd beaten him five times in a row, at the most iconic Grand Slam.