Jannik Sinner has climbed the Wimbledon mountain once again.
Sinner lifted the Wimbledon trophy aloft on Sunday afternoon – a year on from his maiden triumph at SW19.
The Italian, who struck 15 aces and won 80 per cent of his first-serve points, beat Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court.
After some questionable performances earlier in the tournament, Sinner well and truly located his best form as he battled past Novak Djokovic and Zverev in the latter rounds.
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The 24-year-old, justifiably, has been heavily praised by fans and former players on social media – including 11-time major champion Rod Laver.
Mark Petchey, the former coach of Emma Raducanu, has also weighed in on Sinner’s success in south-west London.
Mark Petchey compares Jannik Sinner’s movement on grass to Novak Djokovic’s
“The forehand difference wasn’t in Sinners favour for one hour and 41 minutes, but a slapped forehand from an out shot found something that had been missing,” Petchey, the former world number 80, said in a post on X.
“Timing looked better after that and Sascha [Zverev] has never hit his forehand better until that stage. But to do it for over three hours plus was always asking a lot for a first run out at that level. Had to drop and did.
“Phenomenal tournament for Sascha and he has the blueprint to success against Jannik but has to follow it religiously in all his matches for it to become second nature.
| Year | Winner | Tournament | Round | Surface | Score |
| 2026 | Jannik Sinner | Wimbledon | Final | Outdoor Grass | 67(7) 76(2) 63 64 |
| 2026 | Jannik Sinner | ATP Masters 1000 Madrid | Final | Outdoor Clay | 61 62 |
| 2026 | Jannik Sinner | ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo | Semifinal | Outdoor Clay | 61 64 |
| 2026 | Jannik Sinner | ATP Masters 1000 Miami | Semifinal | Outdoor Hard | 63 76(4) |
| 2026 | Jannik Sinner | ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells | Semifinal | Outdoor Hard | 62 64 |
| 2025 | Jannik Sinner | Nitto ATP Finals | Round Robin | Indoor Hard | 64 63 |
| 2025 | Jannik Sinner | ATP Masters 1000 Paris | Semifinal | Indoor Hard | 60 61 |
| 2025 | Jannik Sinner | Vienna | Final | Indoor Hard | 36 63 75 |
| 2025 | Jannik Sinner | Australian Open | Final | Outdoor Hard | 63 76(4) 63 |
| 2024 | Jannik Sinner | ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati | Semifinal | Outdoor Hard | 76(9) 57 76(4) |
| 2023 | Alexander Zverev | US Open | Round of 16 | Outdoor Hard | 64 36 62 46 63 |
| 2022 | Alexander Zverev | ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo | Quarterfinal | Outdoor Clay | 57 63 76(5) |
| 2021 | Alexander Zverev | US Open | Round of 16 | Outdoor Hard | 64 64 76(7) |
| 2020 | Alexander Zverev | Cologne 2 | Semifinal | Indoor Hard | 76(3) 63 |
| 2020 | Jannik Sinner | Roland Garros | Round of 16 | Outdoor Clay | 63 63 46 63 |
“Jannik’s movement on grass is as good as Novak’s,” the Tennis Channel analyst concluded.
Petchey is not wrong: Sinner’s movement is almost identical to that of Novak Djokovic in his pomp.
Both players move in an almost metronomical fashion, skipping from corner-to-corner with incredible agility.
One area of Sinner’s game is particularly striking when comparing the Italian’s movement to Djokovic’s: his ability to slide in and out of shots on the grass.
Sinner used this skill to great effect on Sunday – just as Novak has done throughout his 22 years on the ATP Tour.
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Sinner’s serve was on fire throughout the second week of Wimbledon.
The Italian only dropped serve once: against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in the quarter-finals.
As per OptaAce, since 1991, only Sinner, Andre Agassi, and Pete Sampras have dropped serve just once in the second week of a major en route to the title.
Agassi achieved the feat at the 2003 Australian Open, while Sampras made his own history at Wimbledon in 1997.
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Sampras is also the only male player since 1991 to not drop a single service game in the second week of a major en route to the title.
At the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, Sampras defeated Jonas Björkman, Jan-Michael Gambill, Vladimir Voltchkov, and Pat Rafter without losing a service game.
