{"id":58815,"date":"2025-07-12T05:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/58815\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T05:40:10","slug":"sinner-vs-alcaraz-rematch-awaits-in-wimbledons-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/58815\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinner vs. Alcaraz rematch awaits in Wimbledon’s final"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON (AP) \u2014 First, Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> did his part to set up The Grand Slam Rematch The Tennis World Wanted, barely averting a fifth set and getting past Taylor Fritz<\/a> 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the semifinals Friday to move within a victory of a third consecutive Wimbledon<\/a> championship.<\/p>\n

Then it was Jannik Sinner\u2019s<\/a> turn keep up his end of the bargain, and he overwhelmed a not-fully-fit Novak Djokovic<\/a> 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to get to the final at the All England Club for the first time.<\/p>\n

So get ready for Sunday: No. 1 Sinner vs. No. 2 Alcaraz for the title on the grass courts of Wimbledon, exactly five weeks after their riveting and remarkable final on the red clay of the French Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sinner grabbed a two-set lead in that one, then held a trio of match points, before Alcaraz came all the way back to win after 5 hours, 29 minutes filled with brilliance from both.<\/p>\n

AP video journalist Mustakim Hasnath gave behind-the-scenes access to what it was like to cover the Wimbledon Championships. Watch here for an inside look into reporting at one of tennis\u2019 most popular tournaments.<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner pushed each other in Paris <\/p>\n

Asked to reflect on what happened in Paris, Alcaraz began by saying, \u201cProbably the best,\u201d then cut himself off.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, \u2018probably,\u2019 no. It was the best match that I have ever played so far. I\u2019m not surprised he just pushed me to the limit. I expect that on Sunday \u2014 just to be in the limit, to be on the line. Just going to be a great day, a great final. I\u2019m just excited about it,\u201d Alcaraz said, speaking for anybody who might have paid any attention to that classic at Roland-Garros.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope not to be 5 1\/2 hours on court again,\u201d he added with a smile. \u201cIf I have to, I will. But I think it\u2019s going to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who wouldn\u2019t expect this one to be?<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully it\u2019s going to be a good match, like the last one,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019ll get better, because I don\u2019t think it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

No. 1 Sinner and No. 2 Alcaraz rule men\u2019s tennis right now<\/p>\n

Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, and Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard, are far and away the leaders of men\u2019s tennis \u2014 and are at the height of their powers right now. This will be the seventh straight major tournament won by one or the other.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz is 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. Sinner owns three major trophies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe things we are doing right now are great for tennis,\u201d Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz has won five matches in a row against Sinner<\/p>\n

Alcaraz leads their head-to-head matchup 8-4, taking the last five.<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t think what happened in their most recent meeting will have a carryover effect on Sinner this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to be better physically. He\u2019s going to be better mentally. He\u2019s going to be prepared on Sunday to give his 100%,\u201d said Alcaraz, who trailed the fifth-seeded Fritz 6-4 in the fourth-set tiebreaker before winning the next four points to end it. <\/p>\n

Sinner and Alcaraz have taken over the sport as the so-called Big Three of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal ceded center stage. <\/p>\n

Federer and Nadal are retired. For the 38-year-old Djokovic, who was diminished two days after a \u201cnasty\u201d and \u201cawkward\u201d fall in the last game of his quarterfinal victory, his lopsided loss brought an end to his latest bid for an eighth Wimbledon title and an unprecedented 25th major trophy.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic says he\u2019ll play Wimbledon at least one more time<\/p>\n

Djokovic said he definitely plans to come back for at least one more appearance at Wimbledon. He had reached the last six finals, winning four and finishing as the runner-up to Alcaraz in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

With five-time Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg and celebrities such as Anna Wintour and Leonardo DiCaprio looking on Friday, Alcaraz produced his usual brand of magic, marking some shots against U.S. Open runner-up Fritz<\/a> with a shout of \u201cVamos!\u201d or a raised index finger.<\/p>\n

The temperature topped 85 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), with no clouds interrupting the blue sky overhead to offer protection from the sun. For the second consecutive day, spectators had trouble in the heat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pop of a Champagne cork could be heard in the stands just before the start, and Alcaraz burst out of the gate, breaking for a 1-0 lead. The first point was illustrative: He returned a 135 mph serve, then capped a 10-stroke exchange with a delicate drop shot.<\/p>\n

To be clear, Fritz played quite well for stretches, conjuring a quality with his neon-orange racket frame that would have been enough to overcome most foes on grass.<\/p>\n

As anyone paying attention \u2014 including Sinner \u2014 knows, Alcaraz is not just any foe.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has so many different ways to win,\u201d Fritz said.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONDON (AP) \u2014 First, Carlos Alcaraz did his part to set up The Grand Slam Rematch The Tennis…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[3881,34172,2059,276,1466,1823,42777,57,1824,13618,9125,3886,13158,62,12335,1464,67,132,68,2071,14374,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-58815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ap-top-news","9":"tag-bjorn-borg","10":"tag-ca-state-wire","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-carlos-alcaraz","13":"tag-french-open","14":"tag-french-open-tennis-championships","15":"tag-general-news","16":"tag-jannik-sinner","17":"tag-leonardo-dicaprio","18":"tag-novak-djokovic","19":"tag-rafael-nadal","20":"tag-roger-federer","21":"tag-sports","22":"tag-taylor-fritz","23":"tag-tennis","24":"tag-united-states","25":"tag-unitedstates","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-wimbledon","28":"tag-wimbledon-championships","29":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114838662780454313","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}