Italian number 1 in the world in tennis defeats Spanish Carlos Alcaraz by 3 sets to 1; opponent gets R $ 11.4 million
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, current number 1 in the world, won this Sunday (13.Jul.2025) his 1st title of . He beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, number 2 of the world ranking, by 3 sets to 1, with partials from 4/6, 6/4, 6/4 and 6/4, in 3h04 game.
With the victory, Sinner received an award of £ 3 million, equivalent to approximately $ 22.6 million in the current price. Alcaraz, runner-up, got 1.52 million pounds, about $ 11.4 million.
The title has symbolic and financial value for Sinner. Besides being the 1st conquest of Italian in the grass of the victory represents a milestone after the suspension of 3 months by doping. The athlete had tested positive for closet, a forbidden substance, and returned to court in May 2025.
The achievement also ends a sequence of 5 consecutive losses for Alcaraz, including the Roland Garros final in June. Sum 4 Grand Slam titles: Won the Australian Open (2024 and 2025), the 2024 US Open and now Wimbledon.
This Sunday’s victory (13.Jul) puts Sinner as the 1st Italian tennis player in history to beat the London tournament. The final marked another chapter of the new generation of world tennis in a scenario without Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Murray.
