Jannik Sinner faces major dilemma after winning Wimbledon with incredible piece of history in sight

Jannik Sinner faces a key dilemma in the coming weeks that could define his season after winning the Wimbledon men's singles final.

World number one Sinner defeated reigning French Open champion Alexander Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court on Sunday to lift his second consecutive Wimbledon title.

The Italian is now a five-time Grand Slam champion, and will now have his eyes set on winning a sixth at the US Open in August.

Speaking in his post-match interview, Sinner praised his opponent Zverev over his performance, and added: "I know another goal is for you to become number one in the world. You're very, very close, so we need to be very careful now!"

The return of his main rival Carlos Alcaraz will also have Sinner looking over his shoulder, with the Spaniard having missed Wimbledon and the previous French Open due to a wrist injury.

His return timetable is unclear, however, meaning it is unknown as to whether he will come back in time to defend the US Open title he won last year.

In the weeks leading up to a Grand Slam, it is common for the top players to prioritise certain events - and perhaps skip others - as they look to make it to the Grand Slam in ideal condition.

Players are currently fined by the ATP for missing tournaments - the amount depends on the standard of tournament - but the top stars can effectively afford to take them due to their ranking.

But Sinner may have to make a major call to make if he wants to set a never-before-seen tennis record.

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He has currently won five out of the nine ATP Masters 1000 titles - which are the next most prestigious events, in terms of ranking points on offer, behind the Grand Slams - and can become the first player in tennis history to win all nine in a single calendar year.

He has the Canadian and Cincinnati Opens, as well as the Shanghai and Paris Masters, still to play.

While he should be able to compete in Canada without major issue, the Cincinnati Open takes place between August 11-23, with the final taking place on the Sunday.

The US Open main draw gets underway exactly a week later, giving Sinner a dilemma over whether that gap is enough of a rest period before he begins his US Open pursuit.

Jannik Sinner deliberating his US Open-Cincinnati decision

He hasn't yet decided what he is going to do, telling reporters in Italian after his Wimbledon final over Zverev that all options remain on the table.

"We'll decide whether to play Montreal [Canadian Open], Cincinnati, whether to play only Montreal, or only Cincinnati," he said. "There are a lot of options right now.

"Right now the most important thing for me is to switch off completely... living a normal life, and then when it starts again, all the focus comes back to what's ahead."

His coach, Darren Cahill, said: "There is a difference between Canada last year compared to this year. There were only two weeks last year [three this year]. The compressed schedule made it really difficult, if you made it through to the final weekend at Wimbledon, to go out and front up for Canada."