Jannik Sinner created Wimbledon history on Sunday, capturing his fourth Grand Slam title at the expense of Carlos Alcaraz.
The Italian had every right to feel nervous before the match, after suffering a brutal French Open final loss to Alcaraz in June.
However, Sinner showed little sign of tension during the Wimbledon final, demonstrated by his monumental composure when two break-points down to Alcaraz at 4-3 in the fourth set.
Sinner, who was congratulated by Alcaraz after the match, recently revealed his thoughts and feelings before heading onto Centre Court on Sunday.
Jannik Sinner hoped it would be ‘a good ending for me this time’ before going onto Centre Court
Sinner was asked by the host on CNBC about what he was thinking before heading out onto the Centre Court stage.
Sinner, who appeared to be speaking from Centre Court, said: “I tried to think in a very positive way because everything can happen.
“Every match you start at 0-0 and there is no advantage and every match has its own story. I tried to make it happen, that this story, you know, hopefully it’s going to be a good ending for me this time.
“I was very close in Paris, so I tried to tell myself that I was close, it was a great match, and playing against him it’s different because it’s very nice to play on a Centre Court with Carlos.
“Many, many people are watching, also maybe outside the stadium and you know that there’s a lot of attention.
“But at the same time you have to focus on yourself and what you have to do and I’m happy how I handled all the situations.
Of course as I always say, he’s a player who makes me a better player because when you lose to someone you try to keep working on things and trying to change the result at times and I’m very happy that I did it yesterday.”
Jannik Sinner joins Roger Federer on exclusive list after Wimbledon triumph
Jannik Sinner’s maiden Wimbledon victory cemented his place in the record books.
As per OptaAce, Sinner is now one of five players aged 23 or under in the Open Era to simultaneously hold three men’s singles titles at Grand Slams.
The other five men’s players to do so are Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Sinner will look to create more history at the US Open, which will take place from August 24 to September 7.
