The world number one defeated Alexander Zverev in four sets in the Centre Court showpiece on Sunday (12.07.26) to retain his crown at the All England Club and he was delighted to bounce back from his devastating second round defeat to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in Paris, where he wilted physically in the heat.

Sinner said: "I think every Grand Slam is dif­ferent. Different story, different environment, different ­feelings before the tournament. For me this one means a lot because it was a tough one after Paris again.

"Last year was also tough. But coming here, I tried to put myself in the best possible position to be as competitive as possible. We put in a lot of workdays in Monaco, very, very long. Definitely sacrificing a lot of my time and everything to be in this position. Having this achievement, it means a lot to me. It was an amazing day today."

Sinner took his Grand Slam tally to five with victory at SW19 and explained that he will never take getting the chance to compete in major finals "for granted".

The Italian ace said: "The only thing I’m very happy about is that I’m trying to do my best every day. Sometimes you have a tournament with a good outcome, and sometimes you just don’t have. There’s nothing you can really do about it.

"There is no failure if you don’t win a Grand Slam. It’s very, very rare. Now I have five in my whole life. We talk about five Grand Slams. But at the end of the day, it’s five days of so many other days. You just want to enjoy it. Today was a very tough day. If I lose, it’s still a great day. ­Playing a Grand Slam final, it’s so rare and so special. So for me, I never take things for granted."