Italian Tennis Star, Jannik Sinner on Sunday became the 10th player in Open era to successfully defend the Wimbledon men’s singles title, when he battled past first – time finalist Alexander Zverev 6 – 7 (7), 7 – 6 ( 2 ), 6 – 3, 6 – 4 and clinched its fifth major trophy and first this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His major titles include back – to – back Australian Open triumphs in 2024 and 2025, the 2024 US Open, and consecutive Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles titles in 2025 & 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The players who achieved same feat includes: *Rod Laver : 1968 -1969 *John NewCombe : 1970 – 1971 *Bjorn Borg : 1976 -1977 – 1978 – 1979 – 1980 *John McEnroe : 1983 – 1984 *Pete Sampras : 1993 – 1994 – 1995, 1997 – 1998 – 1999 *Roger Federer : 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 *Novak Djokovic : 2014 – 2015, 2018 – 2019 – 2021 – 2022 *Carlos Alcatraz : 2023 – 2024 * Jannik Sinner: 2025 – 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sinner denied Zverev’s bid to become the first man in Open Era since 1968 to follow his maiden title with another at the very next Grand Slam event. Having won last year’s French Open at Roland Garross. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zverev was the first German man to reach the final at Wimbledon since Becker in 1995. Three – time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker and 1991 winner Michael Stich remain the only German men to lift the trophy at the All England Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For winning the 2026 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles titles, Jannik Sinner left London with Champions Cheque of 3.6 million pounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2027 edition of Wimbledon Championship will take place from 28 June 2027 to 11 July 2027 at the All England Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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