New Delhi, July 13 -- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner successfully defended his Wimbledon crown on Sunday (July 12), defeating Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 in a hard-fought men's final on Centre Court. The Italian star claimed his fifth Grand Slam title and became only the 10th player in the Open Era to retain the Wimbledon men's singles trophy.

The final started tightly under sunny London skies. Both players held serve with powerful serving and sharp baseline rallies. However, Alexander Zverev edged the opening set in a tense tie-break, winning it 9-7 after Jannik Sinner had led earlier in the breaker. The German showed strong first-serve numbers and forced errors from the defending champion.

Sinner stayed calm. ...