Jannik Sinner's coach shares candid insight on Carlos Alcaraz win after Wimbledon triumph

A little over a month after their epic French Open final, when Alcaraz saved three match points and beat Sinner in a decisive tie-break, Sinner got swift revenge against his friend and rival with a convincing win at Wimbledon

His first title on the grass was a significant moment in Sinner's career, as he became the first Italian to win the title at the All England Club.

Yet Cahill believes the victory mattered more as it broke a losing run against Alcaraz in major matches.

"Today was important for many, many reasons," said Cahill.

"Carlos has had the wood over him for the last five matches. They've played amazing matches, and Jannik has had chances in maybe four of the five matches they've played to beat him.

"Hasn't been able to get the victory. So today was important not just because it was a Grand Slam final, not just because it was Wimbledon, and not just because Carlos had won the last five matches against him. He needed that win today. So he knew the importance of closing this one out when he had the opportunity.

"With that, I think you saw a bit more energy from him in the big moments and a bit more focus to knuckle down and make sure that when he had his nose in front, he kept on closing the door against Carlos. He did an amazing job with that today."

Cahill also reflected on the friendly rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz and while their Wimbledon final did not reach the heights of their French Open epic last month, he believes the duo will be great for tennis over the next decade.

"The quality of Roland Garros was one of the best matches I've ever seen in the 25 years I've been a coach and a player," he added.

"There's been some great matches, of course, but that one was special. The first game took, what, 12 minutes at Roland Garros. So we had five sets of that drama. It was one of the all-time great matches.

"The rivalry is amazing already, and I think it can get better with both these players pushing each other. I do think there's some other younger players coming through that will punch their way through the door, so it won't just be a two-man show."There will be other players, which we look forward to as well and are excited about, but it's difficult to compare this rivalry to what we've just had.

"It's been a golden age in tennis with Novak and Roger and Rafa and Andy. They dominated for 20 years. Incredibly selfish, they won all those Grand Slams.

"To win a Grand Slam back in those days, you had to beat one of them in the quarters, the other one in the semis, and another one in the final.

"These guys still have a ways to go, but they've started incredibly well.

"I have fingers crossed that they're going to have a great 10 or 15 years to go, and they'll have some more amazing matches. But I'm not going to compare them just yet to what we've just seen."

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