(July 10, 2026) After a topsy-turvy fortnight which saw so many seeds fall in the early rounds, the Wimbledon Gentlemen’s final will feature No. 1 Jannik Sinner versus Alexander Zverev.
The 24-year-old Italian avenged an Australian Open semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic by stopping the Serbian in his quest for 25th major 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday on Centre Court.
The defending champion will face French Open champion Alexander Zverev of Germany for the title. The German ended the “Ferytale” run of British wild card Arthur Fery in straight sets to begin the day on Centre court 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4.
“Amazing (to be in the final again) The atmosphere has been amazing since the first day and it means a lot to me that I can play one more final here,” Sinner said in his on-court interview. “It’s the most special tournament we have, and it means a lot to me. Of course, playing against Novak and what he has been showing, it’s a true inspiration. Not only for (the fans) but also for the new generation. What he is still doing is amazing.”
“We always have very tough matches, and the last one he won in the semis in Australia,” Sinner said. “So I tried to make a couple of adjustments, even though here on grass it is very difficult.
“He had a very tough match, the last one against Felix, which we will remember I think forever here in this arena. I tried to stay quite aggressive, serving very well which helped me a lot today. He’s probably the best returner we have in our game, so I tried to mix it up. I’m very happy about today’s performance.”
“For 99% of the players, that would be a very good Grand Slam result,” Djokovic said to media. “For me, it’s good but not good enough, because I’m blessed and cursed to be used to something of a highest degree in terms of results and achievements.
“I always have the highest expectations for myself,” Djokovic added. “So it’s kind of that internal battle really of what I’ve been through for the 20-plus years of my career, what the goals were always, the expectations, and trying to balance it out and really be a little more humble in that sense.”
Djokovic hopes to be back at Wimbledon next year, when he’ll be 40. “I would like to, at least one more time,” he said.
“I feel when I’m healthy,” Djokovic added, “I’m still able to play as a top-five player, still able to compete at the highest level.”
Sinner goes into the Wimbledon final having beaten Zverev nine straight times.
“I have to trust myself and I have to believe that I can win and that’s what I’m going to do,” Zverev said before he knew who his opponent was going to be.
