Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz to win his first Wimbledon title
Jannik Sinner
beat defending champion
Carlos Alcaraz
4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 to win the
Wimbledon
men's title on Sunday.
Sinner won his first Wimbledon title to take his overall Grand Slam tally to four.
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