London, July 12 -- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner reached a major career milestone as he registered his 100th Grand Slam match victory by defeating Alexander Zverev to successfully defend his Wimbledon men's singles title.

The triumph made Sinner the eighth active men's player to achieve 100 wins at Grand Slam tournaments. He joins an elite list featuring Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic, Alexander Zverev, Gael Monfils, Kei Nishikori and Grigor Dimitrov.

The 24-year-old now boasts a 100-22 win-loss record at Grand Slam events, giving him a win percentage of over 82 per cent. His recent record at the sport's biggest tournaments has been particularly impressive.

Since recording his 39th Grand Slam victory in the opening round of the...