Sinner beats Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win fifth Grand Slam at Wimbledon

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Sinner wins fifth grand slam title at age of 24

Championships expected to be warmest on record

Over the past 25 years, Wimbledon has deliberately slowed down its grass courts to blunt the power of the game’s most venomous hitters. But the era of boom-boom tennis returned with a vengeance on Sunday as Jannik Sinner defended his men’s title.

It was a final short of subtlety but oozing muscular power. There were 107 winners and 32 aces, while the first break of serve came at 2hr 54min. But after nearly four hours of action it was Sinner, the Italian No 1 seed, who survived a trial by fire to come through 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 against Alexander Zverev of Germany.

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