Sinner dropped the first set but won the next three to claim the Wimbledon trophy. With Sunday’s victory, Sinner has now won every Grand Slam except the French. Before this year, he had never made it further than the semifinals at the All-England Club.
Can Sinner stay composed with a possible championship point on the horizon? Does Alcaraz have another miracle comeback in him?
Wow! Sinner was losing 15-40 in the eighth game of the fourth set, but he won four straight points to hold serve. He remains ahead in the fourth with Alcaraz now serving.
Both players have held serve since Sinner broke Alcaraz. The Spaniard is back on serve looking to make up a two-game deficit.
After breaking Alcaraz, Sinner cruised to a victory in the fourth game of the fourth set. Alcaraz will now need to mount a serious comeback if he wants to win this march.
Wow! Sinner breaks Alcaraz’s serve in the third game of the fourth set and now leads 2-1. Sinner hit some great backhand shots to keep Alcaraz on his heels in that game.
This upcoming game will be the most critical of the match so far.
The first two games of the fourth set went by quickly, with both players holding serve.
After breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the ninth game, Jannik Sinner held serve in the 10th to win the third set 6-4.
It’s been a tightly contested match so far. The intensity should ratchet up in this fourth set as Alcaraz tries to avoid defeat.
Sinner of all people knows not to be comfortable after he led by two sets before losing in the French Open.
Wow! After both players held serve for eight games, Jannik Sinner finally broke Carlos Alcaraz in the ninth game of the third set.
On the game’s final point, Sinner sent Alcaraz sliding down the baseline before hitting a winner to the opposite side of the court.
Sinner now leads the third set 5-4, and he’ll be serving for a chance to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
Whoa! Perhaps channelling his opponent, Janik Sinner played a between-the-legs shot during the sixth game of the third set, ultimately holding his serve. It’s 3-3 in the third.
Sinner has definitely played confidently so far today.
He didn’t drop a point to even up the third set at 2-2.
Alcaraz leads 2-1 in the third set.
Carlos Alcaraz had to fend off multiple break points to win the first game of the third set. He rallied from 15-40 down to take the game, and now leads 1-0.
After Carlos Alcaraz won the first set 6-4, Jannik Sinner returned the favor by winning the second set 6-4 himself. He won the final game after a brief rally with an impressive forehand while running to his right.
Sinner and Alcaraz have dutifully traded games since Sinner broke Alcaraz to open the second set. Now Sinner is serving with a 5-4 lead and a chance to win the set. He just won the first point with an incredible recovery for a backhand winner.
Jannik Sinner had a chance to take a commanding 5-2 lead in the second set, but couldn’t win a break point late in the seventh game. Alcaraz — just barely — held serve, and remains within striking distance in the second set.
He leads 3-1 in the second.
After trailing briefly in the third game, Carlos Alcaraz ultimately held serve to win his first game of the second set. Sinner is still up 2-1.
The aggression and intensity has picked up on both sides in this match. Sinner leads 2-0 in the second set after holding his serve in the second game. It’s a nice rebound from the Italian after he lost four straight to end the first set. But will he hold on to his lead this time?
It didn’t take long for Sinner to recover from losing the final four games of the first set. He breaks Alcaraz to open the second and takes a 1-0 lead.
What a rally to end the first set!
Carlos Alcaraz won four straight games to win the first set 6-4. He and Sinner combined for a scintillating rally on the final point, with Alcaraz winning the game on a stunning backhanded drop shot.
Alcaraz has won the last three games to go ahead 5-4 in the first. Sinner will now be serving in hopes of keeping the set alive.
After going down 4-2, Alcaraz has won the last two games to tie the first set at 4-4. Alcaraz has turned up both the aggression and the emotion — and now the first set is once again up for grabs.
After breaking Alcaraz in the fifth game, Sinner held serve in the sixth and now leads 4-2 in the first set. Sinner is looking comfortable as both players settle into this match, and he’s now in good position to win the first set.
Sinner was losing the fifth game of the first set 40-15 but won four straight points to break Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner now leads 3-2 in the first — and he’ll serve next.
Unlike their marathon at the French Open, Alcaraz and Sinner haven’t engaged in many rallies on the faster grass court at Wimbledon. Both players have comfortably held serve through the first four games.
After both players held serve in the first three games, Carlos Alcaraz leads 2-1 in the first set. He’s having some success forcing Sinner to use his backhand early in this match.
Alcaraz won the first game without surrendering a single point. He’s up 1-0 in the first set.
Carlos Alcaraz is serving first and he opens the match with an ace.
The Wimbledon men’s final is only moments away! Who will come out on top in the latest chapter of the hottest rivalry in tennis?
While Carlos Alcaraz has won two straight Wimbledon titles, this is Janik Sinner’s first appearance in the final. Prior to this year, Sinner had never made it further than the semifinal at the All-England Club.
The impressive duo of Sinner and Alcaraz have dominated major tennis in recent years. Combined they’ve won nine of the last 12. It’s an incredible feat considering Alcaraz is just 22 and Sinner 23.
“It’s a huge honor once again to share the court with Carlos. We try to push ourselves to the limits. He’s for sure one of the players I look up to. I love watching him … hopefully it’s going to be a good match like the last one.”
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When Novak Djokovic won his seventh men’s singles championship at Wimbledon in 2022 — the fourth consecutive year he’d won the iconic grass-court tournament — it appeared only a matter of time before he would win again and match Roger Federer for the most titles in the tournament’s history.
Instead, for three consecutive years, Djokovic, the Serbian superstar who owns the most Grand Slam titles in tennis history, has been denied that place atop Wimbledon’s all-time leaderboard as his grip on Grand Slam tournaments has loosened.
Following losses in the 2023 and 2024 men’s singles finals at Wimbledon to Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic on Friday lost a semifinal to top-seeded Jannik Sinner in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. It will mark the first time since 2017 that the men’s final will not include Djokovic, who had played for the Wimbledon title in 10 of the previous 12 years.
Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, and Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard, are far and away the leaders of men’s tennis — and are at the height of their powers right now. This will be the seventh straight major tournament won by one or the other.
Alcaraz is 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. Sinner owns three major trophies.
“The things we are doing right now are great for tennis,” Alcaraz said.
He takes a career-best 24-match winning streak into Sunday. Sinner will be in his fourth Grand Slam final in a row, after winning the U.S. Open last September and the Australian Open in January.
Alcaraz and Sinner have faced off 12 times, eight of which has gone the Spaniards way. He’s won the last five, including their most recent epic French Open match.
“He’s going to be better physically. He’s going to be better mentally. He’s going to be prepared on Sunday to give his 100%,” Alcaraz said this week of Sinner.
With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal retired and Djokovic late in his career, Alcaraz and Sinner are the moment in tennis.