Jannik Sinner Explains Importance of Playing Under Intense Pressure After Wimbledon Victory

Jannik Sinner has improved his head-to-head record over Carlos Alcaraz to 5-8 after defeating him in the Wimbledon final.

Jannik Sinner Explains Importance of Playing Under Intense Pressure After Wimbledon Victory

Jannik Sinner (Image via X/Jannik Sinner HQ)

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Jannik Sinner is not afraid of pressure. In his own words, he likes to “dance in the pressure storm“, a phrase he had coined after winning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last year.

Sinner then doubled his Major tally at the US Open, then defended his Australian Open this year. He came close to capturing the French Open, but ended up losing the match to Carlos Alcaraz.

The 23-year-old learned from his past mistakes and avenged his defeat at Wimbledon. He came from a set down to deny Alcaraz a three-peat, becoming the first Italian player to win the Major at SW19. Later, during an interview with CNBC, Sinner explained the importance of playing under pressure.

I really like the pressure, because I think if you don’t feel pressure, it means that you don’t care about what you’re doing and I feel privileged to be in the position where I am because you have such an amount of pressure, but at the same time, you have a target on your back too at times, and this is exactly the motivation why I keep working hard.

Sinner now holds a 1-1 win-loss record over the Spaniard in Grand Slam finals. It was also his second title of the season following the Australian Open.

Because every player you know, he knows how I play now and knows how I move. And this is exactly why I always have to improve on practice sessions, and then to get ahead at times.

Jannik Sinner added

Alcaraz was chasing history in the grass-court Major. His win over Sinner would have made him only the second man after Bjorn Borg to win Wimbledon and the French Open titles for consecutive seasons.

Jimmy Connors says Jannik Sinner’s return of serves helped him win Wimbledon

Jimmy Connors thinks Jannik Sinner‘s return of serves did the job for him in the Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian ace faced 121 serves and won 36 percent of his return points. Alcaraz had faced 117 serves, with his return points being 31 percent.

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/Jannik Sinner HQ)

This guy has a 140mph serve, and look at that, it’s so hard. That’s the biggest of all time. But what wins you matches? That is what Sinner did yesterday. Returns. He returned the ball with authority and with purpose.

Jimmy Connors said on the Advantage Connors podcast

With his victory in the final, Sinner broke the losing streak against Alcaraz. It was the third time they had faced each other this year, all in the final. Before the French Open and Wimbledon, Sinner lost in straight sets in the Italian Open final.

Alcaraz had reached his seventh final of the season in the grass-court Major, and he was chasing his sixth title of the season. The five trophies he had won this year were in Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Rome, Paris, and at the Queen’s Club Championships, where the 22-year-old lifted his fourth grass-court title of his career.

Wimbledon was Sinner’s second title on grass. Last year, he defeated Hubert Hurkacz to capture the Halle Open, which he failed to defend this year as eventual winner Alexander Bublik knocked him out in the second round.

Bublik became the first player after Alcaraz to beat the four-time Grand Slam champion since Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open last August. Sinner also lost a tournament without reaching the final for the first time since the Canadian Open.

Next is the North American hard-court swing, where Sinner will be aiming to defend his title at the Cincinnati Masters and the US Open. Alcaraz had played two tournaments there last year and suffered early exits in both.

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