Destination NBO by STM: Sinner Rebounds to Defend Wimbledon Title

Days until National Bank Open: 18

Sinner beats Zverev to repeat at Wimbledon

Jannik Sinner is back on top.

The world No. 1 claimed the fifth Grand Slam title of his career with a 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 win over Alexander Zverev to repeat as Wimbledon champion.

It’s the first Grand Slam and sixth title of 2026 for Sinner, who successfully rebounded after his shocking upset loss at Roland-Garros.

“I think every Grand Slam is different,” Sinner said in his post-match press conference. “Different story, different environment, different feelings before the tournament. For me this one means a lot because it was a tough one after Paris again. But coming here, I tried to put myself in the best possible position to be as competitive as possible.

“Definitely sacrificing a lot of my time and everything to be in this position. Having this achievement, it means a lot to me. It was an amazing day today.”

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Sinner earned his 100th Grand Slam match win in Sunday’s final, becoming the eighth active men’s player to reach the milestone, joining Novak Djokovic (409), Stan Wawrinka (160), Marin Cilic (143), Zverev (131), Gael Monfils (130), Kei Nishikori (104) and Grigor Dimitrov (103). Among these players, only Djokovic (87.6 per cent) has a higher winning percentage at majors than Sinner (82 per cent). 

The Italian now has two Wimbledon titles (2025, 2026), two Australian Open titles (2024, 2025) and one US Open victory (2024). It had been a full year since Sinner’s last major win, when he defeated Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon in 2025.

Sinner now heads towards the hard-court season firmly in control of the No. 1 ranking and seems primed to challenge for his second US Open title.

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All Winners This Week:

Wimbledon

• Men’s Singles: Jannik Sinner* (6/5/30) d. Alexander Zverev
• Men’s Doubles: Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten d. Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 

* 2026 Titles/Career Grand Slams/Career Titles

Coming Up on Tour

A trio of clay court tournaments are underway, with several top players looking to fine-tune their games ahead of the hard-court season. 

ATP 250 - Bastad

Andrey Rublev and Luciano Darderi headline the Nordea Open in Sweden as the top-two seeds. 

The 16th-ranked Rublev is still in search of his first title of 2026, while Darderi hopes to rekindle his success on clay and win his second title of the season on that surface after his triumph in Santiago in February. 

Read also: 71 of the ATP Tour's Top 72 Players to Compete at the National Bank Open in Montreal

ATP 250 - Gstaad

Alexander Bublik and Casper Ruud headline this 250 event in Switzerland.

The Norwegian is coming off an upset loss in the first round at Wimbledon and is looking to rebound on his best surface and earn his first title of the season.

Valentin Vacherot, Arthur Rinderknech, and Ignacio Buse round out the top five. 

ATP 250 - Umag

The Croatian 250-event is headlined by top seed and Roland-Garros finalist Flavio Cobolli, with the rising star in search of his second title of the season.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Matteo Arnaldi, and Alexander Blockx round out the top five in Umag.

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The ATP's best return to Montreal next summer for the National Bank Open presented by Rogers Aug 1 to 13 at IGA Stadium. Get your tickets today!

Feature Photo : Martin Sidorjak