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Revenge is served cold, and Jannik Sinner's revenge could hardly have been colder and more decisive. Just over a month after his epic defeat in the final of Roland Garros, the Italian showed what a true sporting response looks like. In the Wimbledon final, he defeated his great rival Carlos Alcaraz 3:1 in sets (4:6, 6:4, 6:4, 6:4) and lifted the prestigious trophy in London for the first time.
After the Spaniard terrorized his rivals in the previous five Grand Slam finals and was relentless against Sinner as many as five times, it seemed that there was no one to stop him even now. He was on a streak of 20 Wimbledon victories, and his goal was to win the third consecutive trophy. However, on the other side of the net stood a man with a mission - to finally take revenge and take over what he had missed in Paris.
The upheaval and fall of the king
In the first set, Alcaraz took advantage of the Italian's relaxation and took the lead, but from then on the world number one took matters into his own hands. He took advantage of the uncertain service games of his opponents, made one break in each of the next three sets and thus achieved a great victory.
One of the key moments happened when Sinner took a 5:4 lead in the third set. "He's playing much better than me," Alcaraz told his coach at the time, acknowledging what was clearly visible on the field. There was no turning back in the fourth set – Sinner broke his rival's resistance and achieved the biggest victory of his career.
After the triumph in Australia and America, he is now just missing the trophy from Paris to complete all the Grand Slam titles. The Italian made history as the first Wimbledon champion from Italy, and Alcaraz has to overcome the defeat and start over.
Fans' reactions are mixed. While there are those who are delighted with this victory, some still mention the doping scandal the Italian was involved in. However, it seems that Sinner doesn't care too much about the various call outs.
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