How Jannik Sinner won Wimbledon -- and turned around his entire year

WIMBLEDON, England -- Forty-five days after his stunning upset loss in the second round of the French Open, and 163 days after seeing his quest for a three-peat at the Australian Open spoiled in the semifinals, Jannik Sinner found himself back atop the tennis world Sunday.

With a 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 victory over world No. 2 Alexander Zverev, the man who ultimately took the crown in Paris, Sinner rallied to become the Wimbledon champion for the second consecutive year. After hitting a forehand winner to clinch the trophy following a tense three hours and 46 minutes, he fell onto the ground and covered his eyes with his hands in what appeared to be sheer relief.