Jannik Sinner unnerved by Wimbledon missile as Italian avenges French Open loss to Carlos Alcaraz to clinch SW19 crown
A champagne cork landed by the Italian's feet just as he was about to serve during his championship triumph at SW19
Jannik Sinner insists he was unfazed by a missle thrown onto Centre Court during his four-set victory over rival Carlos Alcaraz that saw him become a Wimbledon champion for the first time.
The Italian - who lost to the Spaniard at the French Open earlier this year - fought back from a set down at SW19 to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, serving out to win the Championship in style.
During the thrilling showpiece final, a champagne cork was thrown in tennis star Sinner's direction just as the 23-year-old was about to serve.
His opponent Alcaraz saw the object fly through the air and waved his arms in frustration before a Wimbledon official then urged fans in the crowd to refrain from throwing anything onto the court.
But classy Sinner kept his composure to get the job done, securing his fourth major title at the age of just 23.
And the South Tyrol-born star even joked that seeing a champagne cork land by his feet is only something that would happen at Wimbledon.
Asked in his post-match interview by BBC Sport if he had ever experienced anything similar during a game, he replied: "No, only here at Wimbledon!
"But that's exactly why we love playing here. It's a very expensive tournament also!"
Sinnker also admits the victory was extra sweet having lost out to good pal Alcaraz in that epic Paris showdown last month.
"I would say mostly emotionally because I had a very tough loss in Paris", he added. "But at the end of the day it doesn't matter how you win or you lose, at important tournaments you just have to understand what you did wrong and work on that.
We tried to accept the loss and keep working. For sure that is one of the reasons why I am holding this trophy. Having this means a lot.
"The last game I served very well, I had some tough moments in the game before, but in best-of-five matches every moment can change the match, so I'm very happy I held my nerve."
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