Carlos Alcaraz 'Hurt' After a 'Learning Defeat' to Jannik Sinner at the Wimbledon final

Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of claiming his third consecutive Wimbledon title were crushed after he fell to Jannik Sinner in the final. The Spaniard had beaten the World No.1 five consecutive times before their meeting at the All England Club. After the loss, Alcaraz revealed that he was hurt by it and has learnt some lessons.

Alcaraz was the top favorite to win the Championship after an outstanding form that saw him clinch the Monte Carlo, Italian Open, French Open, and Queen’s Club Championships. In fact, five weeks ago, he had come from two sets down to beat Sinner and claim the Roland Garros for the second consecutive time in his career.

He was also on a 24-match winning streak ahead of his final against Sinner. The last time he lost a match was at the final of the Barcelona Open against Holger Rune. The 22-year-old had also won 20 consecutive matches on the grass court and had never lost a Grand Slam final in his career, with an outstanding 5-0 record.

However, that didn’t matter much to Sinner as he was the better player for most of the encounter at the Center Court. The Italian star lost the first set but did well to immediately take total charge of the game. He eventually flipped the script in style, beating Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win his first Wimbledon title.

After the heartbreaking defeat, Alcaraz was asked on Tenis en Movistar how he felt after the loss. Without hesitation, Alcaraz revealed that he was proud of his run and performance at the competition before adding that Sinner was better than him on the court:

It’s a learning defeat, it always hurts to lose a Grand Slam final, but you have to look at things from a different perspective. I am happy and proud of what I have done. Today I faced someone with a very high level, there were moments when he didn’t let me breathe, he was better than me. One must accept and learn.