Jannik Sinner is back on top.
Sinner beat Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, winning his second straight title at the All England Club and fifth Grand Slam overall. It was Sinner’s first Grand Slam win of 2026, after falling in the Australian Open semis to Novak Djokovic then getting upset in the second round at the French Open.
The 24-year-old Italian takes $4.8 million (£3.6 million) with the win, while Zverev will settle for the $2.4 million (£1.8 million) runner-up prize. Sinner now has $69.6 million in career earnings, claiming the No. 4 spot on the all-time earnings list ahead of Zverev ($68.4 million) and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz ($65 million).
Zverev seemed poised to upset Sinner after claiming the first-set tiebreak in Sunday’s final. But Sinner fought back in the nearly four-hour match, winning a second-set tiebreak en route to claiming three straight sets for the win.
Sinner’s Wimbledon title marks the first time since 2018 that three different men have won the year’s first three Grand Slam tournaments, after Alcaraz triumphed in Australia and Zverev won at Roland-Garros to claim his first Grand Slam title. The Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Djokovic split the three titles in 2018. However, Djokovic won the US Open that year.
The last time four different men won the four Grand Slams was 2012, when Andy Murray joined the Big Three. (The Big Three, at times, is referred to as the Big Four to include Murray, who won three Grand Slams and finished as the runner-up eight times.)
The 2026 US Open main draw starts Aug. 30. It’s not clear yet if Alcaraz, the defending US Open champion, will be in the mix as he continues to recover from a wrist injury that has kept him out since April.
Nosková’s Recovery
The story is completely different on the women’s side, where parity has reigned over the last decade. On Saturday, Wimbledon crowned its ninth consecutive first-time champion.
Linda Nosková prevailed over fellow Czech Karolína Muchová in a thrilling three-set match to take home her first Grand Slam title. The 21-year-old nearly blew a massive lead, squandering five championship points in the second set, which she eventually lost after leading 5–2. But she recovered in the third set to claim the title.
Nosková also took home $4.8 million (£3.6 million), nearly equaling her career earnings before the tournament of $5.9 million.
