Carlos Alcaraz blames his serve after losing Wimbledon final against Jannik Sinner

Sinner came from behind to claim a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory in three hours and four minutes, as he gained swift revenge after his heartbreaking defeat against Alcaraz in the French Open final last month.

This contest on the Centre Court at the All England Club was not as memorable a match, with Alcaraz's serving issues a major factor in his defeat.

Alcaraz continued to miss his mark and his overall first serve percentage of just 53 was never going to be good enough to beat a rock-solid Sinner.

He only won 51 per-cent of his second service points and as he was forced to deliver so many of those due to his failure to land his opening serve, Sinner had the opening he needed to claim his first Wimbledon title.

"Today was complicated a little bit," said Alcaraz as he reflected on his serving problems.

"You know, low percentage of first serve. Then I played against one of the best returner on tour, without a doubt.

"It was a weapon that I wish it could be better, but today it was⦠I mean, with the nerves and everything, it was difficult to serve better. I just have to improve that."

Alcaraz appeared to lose his momentum after winning the opening set, but he insisted he didn't feel a dip in his physical level after snatching the first set from Sinner.

"I didn't feel down physically at all during the match. It was all about, you know, he was pushing me to the limit in every point," he stated.

"So, mentally, sometimes it's really tough to maintain the good focus or the good level during the whole match when you see the opponent just playing such great tennis.

"At some points, I didn't know what I had to do in the match because from the baseline I was feeling he was better than me, and I couldn't do anything about it.

"I think the big key was about the second serve. He was returning really well there the second serve that I was hitting. Thanks to that, he was in a position to attack on the second ball every time.

"So it was really difficult when you are feeling that you just defending all the time and running from side to side all the time."

Alcaraz was asked whether he will take time to recover from this defeat, after his emotional drop-off following his loss against Novak Djokovic in last year's Olympic Games final affected him as he crashed out of the US Open early.

"Well, I think it's different. It's a different feeling, to be honest. Yeah, last year in the Olympics I was really bad emotionally after the match. It was really, really hard for me to accept that moment," he added.

"Right now, I think in the last year I've been through different situations that I learned from them. Right now, I'm in a position where I've spoken a few times already that, okay, I just accept everything that is coming to me in the way it comes.

"Like, okay, I just lost a final in a Grand Slam, but I just really proud about being in a final. I just want to keep the good moments and trying to forget the bad moments.

"I just want to think, okay, I just played a final in a Grand Slam, and trying to forget that I lost it. It's just that I was able to play in it, and I just want to accept it.

"So right now I'm just, as I said, I'm not bad at all. I'm just happy. I'm smiling because in my head it was about playing the final and being grateful for that."

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