Wimbledon 2025: How Jannik Sinner dominated Carlos Alcaraz in epic final

Jannik Sinner sat on his haunches, leaning forward on his racquet. He remained motionless, almost meditative, before gently patting the Wimbledon turf. The Italian was soaking in the moment — the moment of glory. The pinnacle of his fledgling career.

For over three hours, Sinner battled Carlos Alcaraz, the Spaniard gunning for his third consecutive win at the All England Club. Sinner didn’t blink. There was no repeat of the French Open final. The 23-year-old served a winner to convert the second of three championship points and walked away with the Wimbledon trophy.

The outcome was never in doubt as the Italian dominated the final, except for a brief Alcaraz surge late in the first set. Sinner was simply a beast on court, packing so much punch into his groundstrokes that Alcaraz was left searching for answers. Sinner’s power and precision kept the Spaniard consistently off balance, and his incredible court coverage helped him track down Alcaraz’s drop shots throughout Sunday’s match.

Alcaraz’s speed and athleticism usually allow him to conjure winners from impossible situations. In this final, he managed that only once — a spectacular forehand at full stretch to close out the first set, an incredible shot. But that was his only magic moment of the evening, unlike in the last two finals.

For the rest of the match, Alcaraz looked undercooked. He was never really in the game, utterly lacking intensity. The Spaniard seemed to lack the appetite for long rallies and tried to close points prematurely with ineffective drop shots.

Sinner reminds me of a younger Novak Djokovic and Ivan Lendl, whose relentless backcourt game helped finish exchanges with crosscourt winners or shots down the line, often running at full tilt. At times, the Italian’s game was so metronomic that I was certain he would win the rally. And he did.

He did that consistently throughout the match. It was clearly Sinner’s day. At no point was there any sign of revival from Alcaraz. The better player won.

Sinner and Alcaraz are the future of men’s tennis. They stand heads and shoulders above the rest. The two was the true torchbearers of the legacy of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Djokovic.