Wimbledon wrapped up its 2026 singles competition with two champions adding new chapters to their careers. Jannik Sinner defended the men’s title on Sunday by defeating Alexander Zverev, while Linda Noskova lifted the women’s trophy a day earlier after surviving a tense all-Czech final against Karolina Muchova.
Sinner, the tournament’s top seed, recovered from dropping the opening set to beat Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4. The win gave the Italian his second Wimbledon championship in a row and his fifth Grand Slam singles title overall. It also marked his 100th career victory in Grand Slam matches.
The first half of the final was defined by serving. Neither player could find a break, and the opening two sets both ended in tiebreaks. Zverev claimed the first one, but Sinner answered in the second to level the match. That shifted the pressure. After more than two sets without a service break, Sinner finally broke through late in the third when Zverev missed on a couple of groundstrokes during extended rallies.
Sinner carried that momentum into the fourth set. He earned another break with a forehand that caught the top of the net before dropping over, giving him the edge he needed. From there he continued serving well, never allowing Zverev to break him. The match ended after a long exchange of 23 shots, with Sinner finishing the rally using a forehand winner.
Even though his forehand had looked inconsistent at times earlier in the tournament, it became one of his biggest strengths in the final. He finished with twice as many winners on that side as Zverev. The victory also stretched his winning streak against the German to 10 matches, and he has now held serve in 84 straight service games against him.
Saturday’s women’s championship match followed a very different path. Noskova started quickly and beat Muchova 6-2 in the opening set. At one stage in the second she stood one game from the title and had several championship points, but she could not finish the match. Muchova responded by taking five games in a row to steal the set and force a decider.
The missed opportunities clearly affected Noskova for a while. During the changeover she tried to compose herself before returning for the third set. She held serve to begin it, then immediately moved ahead with an early break. That lead stayed intact the rest of the afternoon as she served out the biggest victory of her career.
The title was Noskova’s first at Grand Slam level. At 21, she also became the youngest Wimbledon women’s champion since Petra Kvitova won in 2011. Her run through the draw included victories over five seeded opponents: Sorana Cirstea, Madison Keys, Elise Mertens, Marta Kostyuk and, in the final, the 10th-seeded Muchova.
Muchova was appearing in her second Grand Slam final and reached the championship match after wins over Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff. Neither Czech player had previously won a major singles title, so the tournament was guaranteed to produce another first-time Grand Slam champion.
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