Sinner win helps fuel burgeoning rivalry

Italian exacts revenge at Wimbledon after losing Paris final to Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner needed this victory.

He wanted to win Wimbledon, of course, and it would have meant a lot to him no matter who the opponent was in the final.

That this championship, his fourth at a Grand Slam tournament, came via a win over Carlos Alcaraz made it all the more significant to Sinner — and to the future of their burgeoning rivalry, the best men's tennis has to offer these days and, perhaps, for many years to come.