Wimbledon: Repeat or revenge? A Carlos Alcaraz ‘three-peat’ or maiden title for Jannik Sinner? | Tennis News
Jannik Sinner will bid for a first title of Wimbledon and will try to take revenge on this devastating defeat of the final of the French Open, while Carlos Alcaraz seeks to join an elite club.
Between them, Alcaraz and Sinner shared the last six titles of the Grand Slam and their Mesmeric confrontation last month in the longest final in Roland-Garros at five o’clock and 29 minutes is presented as one of the biggest of all time.
The Spaniard returned from two sets and saved three championship points en route to a fifth title of the Grand Chelem, in the process.
On Sunday, the Central Court will host the Revenge match.
“I always think of this moment sometimes,” said Alcaraz. “It was the best match I have ever played so far.
“I am not surprised that he pushed me to the limit. I expect Sunday to be just at the limit, to be at stake. It will just be a great day, a grand finale. I’m just excited about it.
“I just hope not to be on the ground for five and a half hours. But if I have to, I will.”
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Protective facts of the Italian open final match between Sinner and Alcaraz
If Alcaraz prevails, he would join Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as the only men to win the title of Wimbledon three years in a row and that he would also exceed the two wranges of Wimbledon by Rafael Nadal.
But the two players showed vulnerability during this fortnight.
Alcaraz flirted with a defeat in the first round against the Italian Fabio Fognini, needing five sets. The sinner dragged by two sets against Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round after having injured his elbow, but was approved when the Bulgarian retired.
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Look at Alcaraz and Pinner in a hilarious session “who knows each other better” during the ATP finals
The 23 year old man, Who only took an hour and 55 minutes to ruthlessly end the dreams of the title of Novak DjokovicPlayed in his first Grand Chelem final only 18 months ago in Australia, and finishing his set in six tournaments, he set a new record.
Sinner said, “I can’t believe it. It is a tournament that I always looked at when I was young and I would never have imagined that I could play here in the final.
“It shows that I grow up as a player in all surfaces.
“I fought a lot five years ago when I started on this surface. Now I move much better.”
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Rafael Nadal says that Sinner and Alcaraz are already huge stars, but it’s too early to compare their rivalry to his with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
Alcaraz leads the Sinner 8-4 in the series, in particular by winning the last four.
But it was the sinner who triumphed during the only meeting in the previous grass field between the two. The Italian recorded a four -set victory in the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2022.
For the sinner, the Sunday’s Wimbledon final offers a chance of redemption for its Roland-Garros sorrow.
“We saw the last final. You never know,” he said. “It’s a huge honor for me to share the courtyard once again with Carlos. We are trying to push us on the edge. He is sure one of the players I watch. I love to look at him and we all agree what kind of talent he is. I hope it’s going to be a good match like the last.”
Thus, the scene is ready for an appropriate end to fifteen Wimbledon filled with sun and if the Sunday duel is even at a distance as convincing as that of Paris, we are settled.
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