Stefanos Tsitsipas ended a five-match loss streak to top 50 opponent as the former semi-finalist defeated Ignacio Buzo 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday for a second-round place at the Swiss Open Gstaad.

The former world No. 3 who now stands 85th after a dreadful season and a split with his father as longtime coach, looks to have begun the process of recovering his ranking, since his season highlight – a fourth round at the Madrid Masters three months ago.

Tsitsipas lost a semi-final here in 2024 to Matteo Berrettini, a pre-event injury pullout at this edition in the Alps, with 1,050 metres of altitude markedly speeding up the clay.

The 27-year-old Greek was in total control of the opening set but traded breaks in the seventh and eighth games of the second against a Portuguese opponent ranked 33rd.

Tsitsipas then secured a 5-4 lead with an ace and broke Buso in a long final game of five deuces, going through to the second round on his second match point after 96 minutes.

“lI felt close to breaking in every single (one of his service) games,” the winner said. “I held on throughout the match.

“I was always there and capable of breaking. It was great tennis from my side. I’m happy with how I fired today.”

The six-time Grand Slam semi-finalist said he is keen to return to his best level. “I’m hungry and I want to prove that on the court.

“There is an opportunity this week to showcase my best tennis. I want to build on this win and proceed with confidence.”

Jannik Sinner rallied after dropping a 65-minute opening set, with the Italian lifting his second straight Wimbledon title 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday over Alexander Zverev.

The result between the pair of elites will keep Sinner on world No. 1 while Zverev nudges injured Carlos Alcaraz aside to take the second ranking position as a result of his performance here.

Sinner collected a fifth trophy at a major after fading in the heat six weeks ago to exit the French Open second round but working with his team and taking medical advice to get back on top of the fitness situation.

Sinner’s recovery in his first-round match from two sets to one down took him all the way to the title a fortnight later.

Sinner crushed a forehand to the empty court on match point to clinch victory in three and three-quarter hours.

“It’s been an amazing final one again. Sasha and I gae it all we had,” Sinner said. “I’m happy about the win and the level that we both played.

“thanks to this crowd – there is no better place to play tennis.”

The match began as a slow-moving affair, with each of the first two sets taking an hour as the pair tested each other throughout. Zverev came to Centre Court one month off his breakthrough Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.  

Italy’s Sinner won his first Wimbledon trophy a year ago over Alcaraz, who has been off court since April with a wrist injury and has no return date as of yet.

The victory was his 44th of the season against a mere three defeats and his fifth title of 2026.

Zverev accepted defeat and joked during the trophy ceremony: “Jannik, I’m not sure I like you any more. You’ve beaten me 10 times in a row

“But congratulations, Jannik showed why he’s the best player in the world. It was great to share Centre Court with you.

“Unfortunately it did not go my way, but me and my team have had a pretty good two months even if I lost this final.

“I came here never reaching the quarter-finals. At age 29 I actually feel that I can win this trophy.”

The German, who went through a serious knee injury drama several seasons ago, suffered a scare in the third set as he slipped while chasing a Sinner dropshot.

“The 29-year-old sat on the grass favouring his right knee as Sinner came around the net to help him to his feet. Zverev played on after the incident without any medical intervention.

Zverev drew first blood by winning the opening set to end a 14-set losing streak against Sinner.

But the Italian top seed slowly turned the momentum as his game kicked  in.

After winning the second and third sets, Sinner moved towards domination of his German opponent in the fourth set 

The holder came from 0-30 down to square at two games apiece and broke on his third opportunity of the seventh game to take 4-3 command, backing that up with a love game, 5-3.

Sinner claimed the trophy three games later, firing 15 aces among more than 50 winners. 

Main photo:- Jannik Sinner falls to the ground to celebrate as he wins Men’s Singles – by Roger Parker/ISF LTD

Novak Djokovic on Friday quickly archived a promising – but losing – effort against Jannik Sinner in their Wimbledon final, with the Serb sounding optimistic about remaining comfortably in the upper strata of tennis.

The 39-year-old with the 24 Grand Slam singles titles gave away a decade and a half to world No. 1 Sinner, who dominated in a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win into his second straight final here.

Djokovic said that his fitness during the All England Club fortnight remained strong and gave every indication that his tennis career is more than alive and well.

And after fighting through a five-hour-plus -quarterfinal on Tuesday against Felix Auger-Aliassime and going toe-to-toe with Sinner, the veteran remains convinced he still has good chances on court.

And retirement does not currently seem to be in the frame.

“I still enjoy the thrill of competition. Maybe I don’t enjoy putting myself over and over again through a lot of pain, physically,” he Serb said.

“I’m glad that this tournament, the body held pretty well..pretty much every other tournament in the last two years it was always something (physical).

“I feel when I’m healthy, I’m still able to play as a top-five player, still able to compete at the highest level. I like it. I like this life. 

“At the same time, there’s always a question of how far you want to go, what you want to play, how you want to play, et cetera, et cetera.

“I try to take it a day at a time, see how I really feel. I don’t have any pressure or no one is forcing me to play. I do it because I really want to.”

The competitor in Djokovic still regrets the loss to Sinner. He said it leaves “a little bitter taste that I wasn’t at the desired level today. 

“But yeah, we turn the next page and we move on.”

Main photo:- Novak Djokovic runs out of steam in Semi-Final loss to Jannik Sinner – by Roger Parker ISF Ltd