At 5-4, 40-0, everyone remembered Roland-Garros," Roddick highlights Sinner's mental strength in the Wimbledon final

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Arthur Millot

le 14/07/2025 à 08h45

1 min to read

Alcaraz Roddick Sinner Wimbledon

Despite conceding the first set, Sinner displayed impressive resilience to claim his first Wimbledon title against Alcaraz (4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4). A well-deserved result for the world No. 1 after his heartbreaking loss at Roland-Garros. To recap, in Paris, the Italian had earned three match points on his opponent's serve.

"When, at 5-4 in the 4th set at Wimbledon, Carlos was down 0-40 on Jannik’s serve and had to save three championship points, everyone remembered the previous final. But Sinner didn’t falter. You could see Darren Cahill. Everyone knew. They hadn’t forgotten what happened at Roland-Garros, but they didn’t let it consume them.

I couldn’t have been more impressed by Sinner. He carried the mental burden of trying to beat Alcaraz on this surface, in his third final in three years, where he was the two-time defending champion. Then you can talk about how he turned the page from Roland-Garros—that scar doesn’t just disappear because you want it to.

Overcoming that, especially in the fourth set, was an incredible display of courage and belief.