Three championship points. Jannik Sinner had been here before. Just 35 days earlier, to be exact.
Nerves would have been understandable as he once again stared across at Carlos Alcaraz, with whom his enthralling rivalry entered the stratosphere following their epic French Open final.
But this was a different Sinner to the one who had suffered that devastating loss in Paris.
After winning his first Wimbledon title, the 23-year-old Italian stood with his arms aloft, before crouching to the grass in a moment of deep contemplation.
The 15,000 people present - and those watching from afar - understood his reaction.