Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill believes Alexander Zverev has a very bright future despite losing to the Italian in the Wimbledon final.
The German won the opening set on Centre Court, but the ATP number one came back to claim his second successive Wimbledon title.
Sinner battled past Zverev 6-7(7-9), 7-6(7-2), 6-3, 6-4 after three hours and 46 minutes, securing his fifth Grand Slam title.
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The runner-up fell just short of a second successive major title, having emerged victorious at the recent French Open.
But Cahill has now seen enough from German ace Zverev to suggest that he is going to enjoy plenty more success in the near future.
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Cahill was asked after the final how mentally and physically strong Sinner needed to be to come from behind, to which he replied: “I really thought that was an amazing performance by both players today, but especially Jannik, because Alexander, we’ve had glimpses of him trying to play that way in previous head-to-head matchups.
“The first set in Miami, when he came out, he was unloading on every single forehand, playing really aggressively, served really well, had a couple chances early in the first set in that particular match as well.
“We knew he’s capable of doing it. We just didn’t know how long he could do it for. When you try to push yourself to redline on a particular shot, Centre Court Wimbledon, final against Jannik, he did amazing.
“He nearly won that second set, nearly got a two-sets-to-love lead. If he continues to play that level of tennis and that style of tennis, he’s already a problem, but he’s going to be a major problem moving forward.
“Now that he’s got the confidence of having won a major, that win in Paris, you can just see the way he’s walking around the court now. He’s got more belief.
“He knows that he’s capable of winning seven matches in a major. Yeah, he’s a great player. We have the utmost respect for Alexander.”
Zverev has now reached five Grand Slam finals in his stellar career, with his French Open triumph representing his only success thus far.
But like Sinner, he can be very proud of his latest run at Wimbledon, which has just proven his superb ability on grass, a surface on which he has historically struggled.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | Dominic Thiem | 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Jannik Sinner | 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2026 | French Open | Clay | Flavio Cobolli | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| Loss | 2026 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jannik Sinner | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(2–7), 3–6, 4–6 |
Alexander Zverev’s serve praised despite loss to Jannik Sinner
Simone Vagnozzi, another of Sinner’s coaches, was also quick to praise the Wimbledon runner-up after the final.
When asked how they built a game plan to deal with Zverev’s huge serve, Vagnozzi said: “We know. We know that Sascha is one of the best servers in the tour.
“It is not easy on grass because it’s tough when he was hitting a lot of line today. But he was changing a lot of the position on court. Try to mix. Sascha was thinking.
“In the end, he was able to break two times. That is the grass. It’s impossible to break too many times. But he was able to break in the important moment. That was the key.”
| Jannik Sinner | Alexander Zverev | |
| 222 | Serve rating | 227 |
| 15 | Aces | 17 |
| 2 | Double faults | 2 |
| 66% (90/136) | 1st serve | 80% (111/139) |
| 80% (72/90) | 1st serve points won | 71% (79/111) |
| 63% (29/46) | 2nd serve points won | 61% (17/28) |
| 100% (1/1) | Break points saved | 60% (3/5) |
Zverev recorded a substantial 17 aces in his final against Sinner, who wasn’t far behind with 15, while both players hit two double faults.
Intriguingly, it is American Reilly Opelka who leads the serving figures on the ATP Tour in 2026, while Sinner is second and Zverev is sixth.
