Jannik Sinner Gives Insights Into Bouncing Back From Failures in Sports After Resurgent Wimbledon Title Win

Jannik Sinner’s rise in the tennis world was mostly marked by his dominance on hard court. However, this year, the Italian reached the finals of the Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships for the first time. The Roland Garros final marked his third final on clay and the Wimbledon final marked his second final on grass.

While Sinner faced a heartbreaking defeat to Carlos Alcaraz at the Roland Garros despite being three championship points up, he had a redeeming victory at Wimbledon where he avenged his loss to Alcaraz. Sinner turned the tables around at Wimbledon, dethroning the two time defending champion who had also won his last five matches against him. The World No. 1 spoke to CNBC on his comeback:

I don’t think there are failures in our sports, unless you give 100% and you tried everything possible, then you know you’re gonna have good days and you’re gonna have bad days. And I’m lucky that I experienced both, because if you don’t experience the bad days, you don’t appreciate the good days…

Sinner clinched his fourth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and his first title after the three-month doping suspension which he faced for testing positive twice last year for the banned substance clostebol. Speaking further about his on court and off court challenges, Sinner remarked:

So, I’ve been through not easy times on and off the courts, and this is why we keep working to having, you know, this trophy with me I would have never imagined back in the days, for me was only a dream, and now this dream became reality, but in the same time, you have to appreciate every moment.

Sinner is the first Italian to win a Wimbledon title. He is also the fifth player to cross 12,000 ATP ranking points as he is now at 12,030. The only other four to do so were Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.

Jannik Sinner breaks the losing streak against Carlos Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner entered the Wimbledon final having lost the previous five encounters against Carlos Alcaraz. He also faced an early exit in his grass swing at the Halle Open, compared to Alcaraz who had a great start clinching the Queen’s Club Championships.

However, he played incredibly at the Wimbledon final to end his losing streak against the World No. 2. The losing streak started last year when eventual champion, Alcaraz defeated Sinner at the Indian Wells semifinal. Alcaraz then defeated Sinner in the 2024 Roland Garros semifinal and went on win his maiden clay court Grand Slam title. Alcaraz then defeated Sinner in the finals at the China Open.