In the final in Wimbledon on Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner meet. Just four weeks after the epic finale of the French Open, Sinner has to show that he processed the great disappointment in Paris. Both players demonstrate that they are currently hurried to the competition.
In the end it was a class difference. When Jannik Sinner accepted his counterpart to Novak Djokovic in the third set to 4-3, he was still scolding with his appendix, but the 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic must have noticed that nothing and nobody Jannik Sinner would be able to stop at the final in Wimbledon on this day. Just a few minutes later, the world ranking listen converted his fourth match ball and almost confidently moved into the final.
Revanche possible for Sinner
The French Open revenge on Sunday. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the 13th time. You have already played some memory matches. However, none of them left such a reverberation impression like the five and a half hours in the finale of the French Open about four weeks ago.
The final on Church Road will be the ultimate test for the South Tyrolean Sinner, whether he could leave the dramatic defeat in Paris. The three awarded match balls and what was believed to have been snapped by Alcaraz were no longer an issue, he had insured by Wimbledon during the days. The proof is provided on Sunday.
Creativity against plan
Sinner has to face the exploding creativity of Alcaraz in particular. Its joy of playing on sand or hard court is already contagious. It looks like that of an eight -week -old dog puppy on lawn. The grass in Wimbledon rewards creativity. The fast surface, the flat -broken balls are demanding players to find solutions. The rallies are shorter than in the rest of the season.
Alcaraz seems to be the prototype for this tennis. Similar to Roger Federer in his best times, he also understands tennis in competition as a game: “It is my dream to go on the courts, to play the most beautiful tournaments in the world. That’s why I’m fun on the pitch.” Sinner, on the other hand, prefers play patterns. Each of his blows looks planned, surprising it can only be surprised in the rarest cases. In any case, if his opponent is not called Carlos Alcaraz.
Dimitrov’s game is the model for Alcaraz
In the semi -finals against Djokovic, nothing could be seen from the difficulties of Sinner from his round of 16 against Grigor Dimitrov. With the precision of a surgeon, he took the game of the Serbs apart. The match against Dimitrov is probably the best starting point to predict what could happen in the final. The Bulgarian had annoyed Sinner with his back-hand undercut balls, varied his game.
Sinner rarely offered the opportunity to pull through his own game, he often only reacted. Who plays even more variable than Dimitrov? Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard blooms when the match comes out of the template of serve, return and winning. When it comes to giving the opponent’s tasks, solving puzzles in a playful way.
There is also the advantage of a winning streak of 20 matches on the lawn in Wimbledon and 24 victories in a row since the final defeat in Barcelona at the end of April. All of this speaks for Alcaraz. The Spaniard won the last five meetings. So what speaks for Sinner? Not much at the moment. But what else spoke for Alcaraz in the third set of the final in Roland Garros?
Alcaraz and Sinner are the measure of all things
The duel between the current leaders in the world rankings will probably be available in the next few years. You have settled from the competition. A disillusioned Novak Djokovic had a similar classification after his clear defeat against Sinner: “The two are currently some levels over everyone else.” For the sixth time in a row, the winner of a Grand Slams Alcaraz or Sinner will be called on Sunday. At the moment it doesn’t look like something can change in this series.
The Italian is the challenger in the final on Sunday. Alcaraz could swing up to the new home side in the southwest of London with his third title in a row.
Sinner is looking forward to the challenge: “I don’t know what happens on Sunday. We all saw the last final. I hope it will be better than in Paris, even if I don’t think so.” A presumptuous wish to hope for a better match than in Paris.