Pakistan, July 14 -- For most tennis players in the distinguished history of this sport, a defeat as excruciating as Jannik Sinner's loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final would have taken years to recover from. In Sinner's case, it simply made him stronger.

One month on from the toughest loss of his life, Sinner entered the Spaniard's territory and turned the tables at the earliest possible opportunity, demonstrating his resilience in full flight as he recovered from a set down to win his first Wimbledon title with a spectacular performance, toppling the two-time defending champion 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 6-4.

With his fourth career grand slam title, Sinner is the first Italian player to win a Wimbledon title and he breaks his overall t...