RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – OCTOBER 19: Jannik Sinner of Italy (left) and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain pose … More
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz are set for another epic clash in the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday.
The match will begin at 4 p.m. London time – 11 a.m. in New York.
“I think I will give a slight edge to Carlos as a favorite because of the two titles he’s won here and the way he’s playing and the confidence he has right now,” 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic told reporters after losing to Sinner, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. “But it’s just a slight advantage because Jannik is hitting the ball extremely well. I think it’s going to be again a very close matchup like we had in Paris.”
Here’s a breakdown of this latest Clash of the Titans by the numbers:
8-4: Alcaraz leads Sinner 8-4 in their head-to-head, winning the last five straight.
24: Number of consecutive matches won by Alcaraz.
5:29: Time of their last match, an instant classic in the Roland Garros final where Alcaraz roared back from two sets down to defend his title.
7: This will mark the 7th straight Grand Slam title won by Alcaraz or Sinner.
7: Number of straight majors Djokovic has gone without winning a major after losing to Sinner on Friday.
“I would be sad, but hopefully it’s not my last match on Centre Court,” Djokovic said. “I’m not planning to finish my Wimbledon career today. I’m planning to come back definitely at least one more time.”
5: Number of Grand Slam finals won without a loss by both Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, who faces American Amanda Anisimova in Saturday’s women’s final.
5: Sinner has now beaten Djokovic five straight times.
4: Number of consecutive Grand Slam finals reached by Sinner, who won the U.S. Open last summer and the Australian Open in January before falling to Alcaraz at Roland Garros.
$4,124,760: Paycheck the winner takes home.
$2,089,878: Amount the runner-up takes home.
2003: The last year an American man won a major: Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open.
83: European men will now have won 83 of the last 84 Grand Slam singles titles, dating to Wimbledon in 2004. Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the 2009 U.S. Open is the only non-European during that time to hoist a Slam trophy.