Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon.

The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issue following a slip to the grass on a key point in the third set.

Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam title came in his first tournament since a second-round meltdown at the French Open, when he wilted in a Paris heat wave.

When Sinner ripped a forehand winner up the line on his fist match point, the Italian dropped to the grass on his back in celebration.

A year ago, Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final at the All England Club after wasting three match points against his rival in the Roland Garros final.

It was Sinner’s 10th straight victory over Zverev, who was coming off his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.

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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 top two seeds appeared perfectly matched until Zverev earned his first break point of the match at 3-3 in the third set — 2 hours and 42 minutes in. 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 he appeared slightly hampered and slung his racket across the baseline in frustration when he missed a forehand and handed Sinner the first break of the match and a 5-3 lead in the third. Sinner then served it out.

Zverev had also lost 14 straight sets to Sinner and when he claimed the opening set of the final with a forehand winner up the line to conclude a tight tiebreaker, he let out a loud roar toward his box as he bent over in celebration.

Zverev continually cranked out serves at up to 139 mph (224 kph), while Sinner produced a series of well-placed aces at a slightly lower speed.

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But Sinner began to read Zverev’s serve better in the second-set tiebreaker and Zverev started to miss forehands.

Amid stifling heat and humidity in Paris in late May, Sinner had his 30-match winning streak ended after coming within one game of a straight-set victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who was ranked No. 56.

Conditions were cooler in southwest London for the final, with clear skies and a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) but it was also breezy — which led to a series of shanked shots from both players.

Sinner went in for medical exams in Milan after the Paris defeat and didn’t play an official match again until he arrived at Wimbledon, where he twice had to come back from a set down in a five-set marathon against Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.

Sinner then didn’t drop a set the rest of the way until the final, having dominated against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.

Despite the defeat in the final, Zverev will leapfrog Alcaraz into the No. 2 spot in the rankings on Monday.

Alcaraz missed both the French Open and Wimbledon this year due to a right wrist injury.

(FRANCE 24 with AP)

After Alexander “Sascha” Zverev captured the first set of the 2026 men’s singles final at Wimbledon, it looked like the conversation might turn to whether he had seized the mantle as the top player in tennis.

But that’s when Jannik Sinner reminded everyone that he’s still the No. 1 player in the world.

Jannik Sinner rallied after dropping the first set to defeat Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon 2026, earning his second consecutive title and fifth Grand Slam championship. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

After dropping the first set, Sinner rallied to victory over Zverev, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4, to earn his second consecutive Wimbledon title and fifth career Grand Slam championship.

Sinner also continued an incredible streak in his rivalry with Zverev.

Zverev hasn’t broken Sinner’s serve in 87 straight service games, since the 2025 Vienna final. Sinner has also defeated Zverev in ten consecutive matches dating back to the 2023 U.S. Open.

Zverev won the French Open in June after Sinner suffered a stunning defeat in the second round of the tournament. It was the first Grand Slam victory in Zverev’s career.

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He looked poised to make it back-to-back major victories after an impressive opening set. However, the No. 2 seed and world No. 3 just couldn’t win the critical points that he needed, including the only break-point opportunity he had in the match.

Sinner, though, did come up clutch in those big spots, converting 2 of 5 break-point chances. The key moment in the match came when Sinner had his back against the wall.

Jannik Sinner celebrates a point against Alexander Zverev during the Gentlemen’s Singles final on day 14 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Zverev had a break-point opportunity in the third set with the score tied, 3-3. Sinner hit a beautiful drop shot that caused Zverev to slip while trying to change direction. Zverev went to the ground and grabbed his knee in pain.

Although Zverev was able to continue and didn’t appear to be hampered by the apparent injury, Sinner went on to win that game and break Zverev in the ensuing game to take control of the final.

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Sinner got his second break of serve in the seventh game of the fourth set and held the rest of the way for the victory.

It was the first Grand Slam title of the year for Sinner, who lost in the semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open and fell in a second-round stunner at the 2026 French Open.

Jannik Sinner celebrates his victory over Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)

Carlos Alcaraz, the No. 2 player in the world, missed both the French Open and Wimbledon with injury after winning the Australian Open in February.

It remains to be seen if Alcaraz will be healthy enough to defend his title at the 2026 U.S. Open, which begins on Aug. 23.

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If Alcaraz cannot play, Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion, figures to be a heavy favorite.

And Zverev gets another chance to prove that his French Open victory wasn’t a one-off and he belongs in the conversation with Sinner and Alcaraz as the best in the world.

For now, though, Sinner sits comfortably on top of the tennis world.

Germany’s Alexander Zverev brought Arthur Fery’s dream Wimbledon 2026 campaign to an emphatic end on Friday, defeating the British wildcard 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 to book his place in the men’s singles final at the All England Club for the first time in his career.

Playing in front of a packed Centre Court crowd firmly behind the home favourite, Zverev weathered an early challenge before taking complete control of the contest. The German’s powerful serving, relentless baseline hitting, and superior experience proved too much for Fery, whose remarkable run had captivated British fans over the past fortnight.

Alexander Zverev has more than just defending champion Jannik Sinner to deal with on Sunday in the Wimbledon final.

The 29-year-old German also has Type 1 diabetes, which requires him to monitor his glucose levels and, if needed, inject insulin during matches.

Zverev, who won the French Open and is seeking back-to-back Grand Slam titles, uses an insulin pen when needed to jab the top of his thigh during changeovers on court.

Here’s some more information about Zverev and the disease.

Zverev was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a boy 
Zverev disclosed in 2022 that he has Type 1 diabetes, having been diagnosed at age 4, according to his diabetes foundation. He had previously kept it quiet. If he needed an insulin jab during a match, he’d do it privately during bathroom breaks.

The announcement coincided with him launching his foundation, to help children in particular.

“If we as a foundation, and me just as a tennis player and somebody who has diabetes, can help even just a single kid or a single parent, I’ll be the happiest person in the world,” Zverev said after an early-round victory at Wimbledon. “There’s a lot of great athletes, there’s a lot of actors, musicians, who have diabetes. It shows that with diabetes there shouldn’t be any limits.” 
Glucose sensor problem at tournament 
At a Wimbledon warmup event in Halle, Germany, Zverev said his glucose sensor gave him an incorrect reading at his semifinal match against Taylor Fritz. Because it showed falsely high levels, he accidentally injected too much insulin.

When he figured out the problem, Zverev consumed 350 grams of sugar through glucose gels in the first hour of the match to normalize his blood sugar levels. He reported feeling “awful” and lost the match in three sets.

“The company’s investigating it, looking into it,” he said at a pre-Wimbledon press conference, referring to the firm that makes the sensor. “I’ve been using it for 10-plus years. This is the first time ever it happened.” 
The sensors are life changing, he noted.

“Those things are still very, very useful for a diabetic, make the life of a diabetic much easier than without them,” he added. “It was very unfortunate for me that it happened, but I think as a product, it still is very helpful for millions of diabetes patients.” 
Zverev has permission from Grand Slam tournaments, the All England Club confirmed, to use his phone during matches to check his glucose levels. His sensor relays readings to the phone so that Zverev doesn’t need to do finger-prick blood tests. Otherwise, phones are not allowed on court.

Other high-profile athletes with Type 1 diabetes 
NHL Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke played his whole career with Type 1 diabetes, and current NHL player Max Domi also has the chronic disease.

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, diagnosed in childhood, frequently checks his blood sugar levels during games.

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in his mid-20s, as was Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr.

Advocates say visibility is important, and not just in sports.

A year ago, Mattel introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes. She wears a continuous glucose monitor – to track blood sugar levels – on her arm while holding a phone displaying an accompanying app.

Facts about Type 1 diabetes 
It was once called “juvenile diabetes” because it most often occurs in children and teenagers. An estimated 9.2 million people have Type 1 diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that with the disease, “your pancreas doesn’t make insulin or makes very little insulin. Insulin helps blood sugar enter the cells in your body for use as energy. Without insulin, blood sugar can’t get into cells and builds up in the bloodstream.” Insulin shots are required to manage the blood sugar levels.

Shakur Stevenson is deemed by many to be one of boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighters, but one Hall of Fame inductee believes that Stevenson, who is usually keen for opportunities to enhance his legacy, is in the wrong for purposefully swerving a showdown with Devin Haney.

Stevenson became a four-division world champion back in January, dominating Teofimo Lopez to capture the WBO super-lightweight world title. Since then, the Newark southpaw has been linked to a clash with welterweight ruler, Haney, but he has maintained that he would require his fellow American to move down in weight for a catchweight of 144lbs.

Now that Stevenson has signed with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, it’s unclear whether that will make a fight with Haney easier or harder to arrange. Instead, ‘The Dream’ is now expected to face Stevenson’s close friend, Keyshawn Davis, next.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, two-division world champion Tim Bradley stated that he believes Stevenson purposefully avoided a scrap with the WBO welterweight champion, even after Haney agreed to drop to the required catchweight. 

“Shakur Stevenson, he purposefully went M.I.A., man. He was like, ‘I think what Roy [Jones Jr.] said, wait until [I am at] 147lbs, Tim said the same thing. However, if you was going to make the fight at 144lbs… nah, I ain’t going to do it. I’mma let my brother, Keyshawn Davis, go ahead and fight you’.”

Whilst Haney has been ordered to take on Keyshawn Davis, Bradley went on to admit that he understands Haney’s hesitation to proceed with the fight, believing that Haney will be underpaid in a high-risk, low-reward defence. 

“You [Haney] are left with just Keyshawn and I know that you don’t want to do the Keyshawn fight. Hell no, why? Why do the Keyshawn fight? Ooh, it’s a good fight. S**t, I think that it is a lose-lose situation; [if] you beat him, ‘oh he don’t have no experience’, [if] he beats you, ‘oh, you ain’t that good.’

“Is the money going to be right? I don’t know if the money is going to be right. You are going to make some money but you ain’t going to make the money that you want to make.”

Haney and Davis’ teams now have just 11 days to reach an agreement, or the fight will go to purse bids. Meanwhile, it remains unclear who Stevenson will face in his Zuffa Boxing debut.