Wimbledon 2025: Sinner subjects Djokovic to forgettable feat; joins Federer vs Nadal club alongside Alcaraz

Time of India

12-07-2025

Jannik Sinner defeated
in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the
semi-finals on Friday, advancing to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's final at the All England Club. The world number one's dominant performance sets up a highly anticipated rematch following their recent French Open final where Sinner lost despite having three championship points.
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Sinner and Alcaraz have established themselves as tennis's new elite, having won the last six major tournaments between them.
The loss ends Djokovic's streak of consecutive Wimbledon final appearances, marking his first absence from the championship match since 2017. Additionally, the seven-time champion's pursuit of Roger Federer's record eight Wimbledon titles and a 25th Grand Slam victory will have to wait.
"It's a tournament I always watched when I was young on the television and I would have never imagined that I can play here, you know in the finals, so it was amazing," Sinner said.
"From my side, I served very well today, I felt great on court, I was moving really well today. We saw in the third set that he was a bit injured. He's been in a very difficult situation but I tried to stay calm, to play the best tennis I can."
Sinner, who holds the US Open and Australian Open titles, returned from a doping ban in May.
He subsequently lost to Alcaraz in the Italian Open final before their dramatic French Open championship match.
"It is a huge honour for me to share the court once again with Carlos," Sinner said. "We try to push ourselves to the limit, he is for sure one of the players I look up to. I love watching him, I think you all guys agree on that, what kind of talent he is but hopefully it's going to be a good match like the last one."
The head-to-head record favours Alcaraz at 8-4, with the Spaniard winning their last five encounters.
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Sinner's last victory against Alcaraz came at Wimbledon in 2022, which remains Alcaraz's most recent defeat at the All England Club.
Wimbledon 2025 statistics
- Only two players have defeated Novak Djokovic five times in a row: Rafael Nadal and Jannik Sinner
- Jannik Sinner is the first player to win nine consecutive sets against Novak Djokovic, surpassing the previous record held by Roger Federer (eight, between Monte-Carlo 2006 and Dubai 2007)
- Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the second pair in the Open Era to meet in the men's singles final at French Open and Wimbledon in the same year, after Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (2006-08).
- Ever since 1995, five men have made it to the final of every Grand Slam. The five being Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and now Jannik Sinner