Sinner defends Wimbledon title, beats Zverev in four sets

Sinner held a 58-49 edge in winners and committed 25 unforced errors to Zverev's 45. Zverev, the fastest server in the draw, edged Sinner 17-15 in aces.

The match started with two tiebreaks, the first Wimbledon men's final to open that way since 2015. Zverev won the first. Sinner took the second 7-2. Those two sets consumed 2 hours and 9 minutes of the 3-hour, 48-minute final.

Sinner broke Zverev's serve in the eighth game of the third set, the match's first break point conversion, to take a 5-3 lead. He closed the set with an ace. Zverev slipped and held his knee during the third set. His serve declined after the fall.

In the fourth set, Sinner converted another break point to go up 4-3. He held serve the rest of the way and secured championship point when Zverev could not reach a forehand return. The hold was Sinner's 87th consecutive against Zverev.

The final Grand Slam of the season, the U.S. Open, runs from Aug. 30 to Sept. 13 in Flushing, N.Y.