Carlos Alcaraz was unable to challenge Jannik Sinner for the Wimbledon title this year.
Sinner beat Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final last year to claim his first title at the grass court major.
The Spaniard was not at SW19 this year, with Alcaraz continuing to nurse a wrist injury which has forced him to miss both Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
With Alcaraz absent, Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to defend his Wimbledon title, but his biggest rival has still reached out to him after his latest Grand Slam title victory.
Carlos Alcaraz reacts to Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon win on social media
Sinner came from a set down to beat Zverev 6(7)-7, 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 to win his first Grand Slam of the 2026 season.
The world number one has received many messages of support since then, including Rod Laver congratulating Sinner on his victory.
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Despite still being on the sidelines, Alcaraz has also reached out to Sinner in the form of an Instagram story.
Alcaraz wrote, “Congratulations Jannik and team! (followed by a trophy emoji). Enjoy the moment! @janniksin.”
Both Sinner and Alcaraz have now won one Grand Slam title each in 2026, with the latter winning the Australian Open earlier this year, while Zverev won his first ever major at Roland Garros.
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Sinner has now won five Grand Slam titles after his Wimbledon victory, having also won two Australian Open titles and one US Open.
This puts him level in terms of Grand Slams won in the Open Era with the aforementioned Laver.
Sinner is still two behind Alcaraz, who made history at the Australian Open earlier this year, where he became the youngest man in history to complete the Career Grand Slam.
| ATP Players with the most Grand Slams in the Open Era | Titles Won |
| Novak Djokovic | 24 |
| Rafael Nadal | 22 |
| Roger Federer | 20 |
| Pete Sampras | 14 |
| Bjorn Borg | 11 |
| Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Ken Rosewall | 8 |
| Carlos Alcaraz, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander | 7 |
| Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker | 6 |
| Jannik Sinner, Rod Laver and John Newcombe | 5 |
It is currently unclear as to whether Alcaraz will be fit in time for the US Open this year, with Sinner the likely favourite to win a sixth Grand Slam in New York.
Sinner could equal both Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker if he is able to win his second US Open title this year, and would be just one behind Alcaraz.
