Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday for his fifth Grand Slam title and second consecutive Wimbledon championship. When Sinner ripped a forehand winner up the line on his first match point, the Italian dropped to the grass on his back in celebration. The victory marked Sinner's 10th straight win over Zverev, who was coming off his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Prince William joined his wife Kate and two of their children for the final in a star-studded Royal Box that also included actors Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Ben Stiller.
The match shifted at 3-3 in the third set when Zverev earned his first break point 2 hours and 42 minutes into the match. Sinner produced a drop shot and Zverev slipped and appeared to hyper-extend his right knee as he attempted to change directions behind the baseline. Zverev grasped his knee in apparent discomfort and Sinner went around the net and helped his opponent up off the grass. Zverev quickly resumed playing but appeared slightly hampered and slung his racket across the baseline in frustration when he missed a forehand, handing Sinner the first break of the match and a 5-3 lead in the third. The title came in Sinner's first tournament since a second-round meltdown at the French Open in late May, when he wilted in a Paris heat wave.