Jannik Sinner Faces Carlos Alcaraz In Wimbledon Men's Final

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The matchup everyone wanted is here: No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz successful nan men’s last of Wimbledon. It’s a rematch of their legendary showdown successful nan 2025 French Open — an Alcaraz triumph — that lasted much than 5 hours.

“I conscionable dream not to beryllium 5 1/2 hours connected tribunal again,” Alcaraz said this week. “If I person to, I will. But I deliberation it’s going to beryllium great.”

Added Sinner: “Hopefully it’s going to beryllium a bully match, for illustration nan past one. I don’t cognize if it’ll get better, because I don’t deliberation it’s possible.”

Alcaraz sewage past American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) successful Friday’s semifinals. Sinner, instantly after, dispelled seven-time Wimbledon victor Novak Djokovic successful consecutive sets.

This will beryllium their 5th gathering successful a major, pinch Alcaraz starring 3-1.

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Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz

Date: Sunday, July 13

Time: 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT

How to watch: ESPN aliases watercourse connected ESPN+

Djokovic denied chance astatine Wimbledon title for 3rd consecutive year

When Novak Djokovic won his seventh men’s singles title astatine Wimbledon successful 2022 — nan 4th consecutive twelvemonth he’d won nan iconic grass-court tourney — it appeared only a matter of clip earlier he would triumph again and lucifer Roger Federer for nan astir titles successful nan tournament’s history.

Instead, for 3 consecutive years, Djokovic, nan Serbian superstar who owns nan astir Grand Slam titles successful tennis history, has been denied that spot atop Wimbledon’s all-time leaderboard arsenic his grip connected Grand Slam tournaments has loosened.

Following losses successful nan 2023 and 2024 men’s singles finals astatine Wimbledon to Spanish prima Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic connected Friday mislaid a semifinal to top-seeded Jannik Sinner successful consecutive sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. It will people nan first clip since 2017 that nan men’s last will not see Djokovic, who had played for nan Wimbledon title successful 10 of nan erstwhile 12 years.

No. 1 Sinner and No. 2 Alcaraz norm men’s tennis correct now

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Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, and Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard, are acold and distant nan leaders of men’s tennis — and are astatine nan tallness of their powers correct now. This will beryllium nan seventh consecutive awesome tourney won by 1 aliases nan other.

Alcaraz is 5-0 successful Grand Slam finals. Sinner owns 3 awesome trophies.

“The things we are doing correct now are awesome for tennis,” Alcaraz said.

He takes a career-best 24-match winning streak into Sunday. Sinner will beryllium successful his 4th Grand Slam last successful a row, aft winning nan U.S. Open past September and nan Australian Open successful January.

Alcaraz owns winning grounds vs. Sinner

Alcaraz and Sinner person faced disconnected 12 times, 8 of which has gone nan Spaniards way. He's won nan past five, including their astir caller epic French Open match.

“He’s going to beryllium amended physically. He’s going to beryllium amended mentally. He’s going to beryllium prepared connected Sunday to springiness his 100%,” Alcaraz said this week of Sinner.

With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal retired and Djokovic precocious successful his career, Alcaraz and Sinner are nan infinitesimal successful tennis.