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Indian Express
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Alcaraz vs Sinner, Wimbledon Final Live Streaming: Head-to-head record, where to watch action today?
Alcaraz vs Sinner Wimbledon Men's Singles Final 2025 Match Live Streaming: Generational superstars, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, will add a fresh chapter to their expanding rivalry at the core of the current men's tennis circuit as the World No. 1 and No. 2 will go up against one another in a second successive Grand Slam Final at the Wimbledon championships on Sunday evening. Fresh from his scintillating comeback-from-the-brink French Open title victory over Sinner, Alcaraz may just be the overwhelming favourite to clinch a third successive Wimbledon title, having beaten seven-time champ Novak Djokovic twice in the summit clash in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024. However, making his first final at SW19, top seed Sinner also brings his own share of history into the contest. The 23-year-old Italian became the first man since the revered Big 4 – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray – to reach the finals at all Grand Slams. What they said Alcaraz: 'The things we are doing right now is great for tennis. We just fight to engage more people to watch. Sharing the big tournaments with Jannik, playing in finals and in final rounds, it's great.' 'I expect to be on the limit, to be on the line. It's going to be a great day, a great final. I'm excited about it. I just hope not to be five hours and a half on court again.' We watched in awe in Paris. Now, the privilege is ours.#Wimbledon — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 13, 2025 Sinner: 'Six grand slams are one and a half years. It's not that big yet. This is the second consecutive grand slam we are in the final. I believe it's good for the sport. The more rivalries we have from now on, the better it is, because people want to see young players going against each other. 'It's a different match. He (Alcaraz) is the favourite. He won here two times in a row. It's very tough to beat him on grass, but I like these challenges. I like to go head-to-head, trying to see what I can do and what I can reach.' Alcaraz vs Sinner Head-to-Head record Total Matches Played: 12; Alcaraz won: 8; Sinner won: 4 Alcaraz vs Sinner Wimbledon 2025 final live streaming details When will the Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final be played? The Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final will be played on Sunday, July 13, from approximately 8.40 PM IST. Where will the Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final be played? The Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final will be played at the Centre Court in London. Where will the Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final be live telecast in India? The Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final will be live telecast on Star Sports Network. Where will the Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final be live streamed in India? The Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner Wimbledon 2025 men's singles final will be live streamed on JioHotstar.
Times
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Times
Carlos Alcaraz has speed of Novak Djokovic and feel of Roger Federer
'Recency bias' was the cautious buzz term around Roland Garros on Sunday night as players, coaches and pundits debated the significance of what they had just witnessed for 5½ hours. Was this thrilling five-set battle between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner the best grand-slam final in history? Is Alcaraz already better than the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer? It's all subjective, of course, but there was universal agreement that this was a match that will stand the test of time and rank right up there with the finest ever to be played. The exact order varies but we can already add Alcaraz v Sinner at the 2025 French Open to a list that also contains Björn Borg v John McEnroe at Wimbledon 1980, Nadal v Federer at Wimbledon 2008 and Djokovic v Nadal at the 2012 Australian Open. 'If people put our match in that table, it's a huge honour for me,' Alcaraz said late on Sunday as he basked in the glory of his astonishing comeback from three championship points down. The more meaningful and punchy debate was on the status of Alcaraz in tennis as it stands. The bar to be a legend in this sport has been raised considerably by the respective efforts of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer in racking up grand-slam counts in the twenties, and it will take some time for Alcaraz to catch up. But he is most certainly on track in the early stages of his career, with five major trophies in his cabinet at the age of 22 and three days on Sunday, which, remarkably, was the exact same age at which Nadal claimed his fifth. 'Honestly the coincidence of winning my fifth grand slam in the same age as Rafa Nadal, I'm going to say that's the destiny, I guess,' Alcaraz said. 'It is a stat that I'm going to keep with me for ever, winning the fifth grand slam at the same time as Rafa, my idol, my inspiration. It's a huge honour, honestly. Hopefully it's not going to stop like this.' Some went a little too far on Sunday and perhaps fell victim to the aforementioned recency bias. Within minutes of the match coming to a conclusion, John McEnroe bowed to hyperbole — not for the first time — and suggested that Alcaraz and Sinner would both be considered the favourites in a hypothetical match against Rafael Nadal at his best. This is the 14-times French Open champion whose many victories in a Roland Garros final included a 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of Federer in 2008. 'You would make a serious argument with both guys that they would be favoured to beat Nadal at his best,' McEnroe, speaking on TNT Sports, said 'Do I think they're going to reach 20, 24 [titles]? No, because that plateau is so hard. But these two guys right now, it's like when you watch the NBA and you say nobody could be better than Michael Jordan. The tennis level right now is higher than I've ever seen.' The last point raises something that should always be considered when comparisons are made between different eras. It was challenging, for example, to determine who would win between a peak Federer and Rod Laver, with his wooden racket, because of the evolving nature of sport. Advancements in racket technology and nutritional understanding came too late for the likes of Laver and Borg, and there is even a feeling now that the ball is generally being hit harder by better athletes compared with 20 years ago because of the sport's progression. 'Every rivalry is different,' Sinner said. 'Back in the days, they played a little bit different tennis. Now, the ball is going fast. It's very physical. It's slightly different from my point of view, but you cannot compare. I was lucky enough to play against Novak, against Rafa. Beating these guys, it takes a lot. I have the same feeling with Carlos and some other players.' It is clear, though, that Alcaraz is better developed at a younger age across all surfaces compared with Djokovic, Nadal and Federer. He has already won grand slams on hard, clay and grass with an all-round game in which he is as comfortable rallying from the baseline as he is charging towards the net. His footwork on all surfaces is remarkable. Again, this does not necessarily mean he is already definitively better than the others as it would take some going to beat a peak Federer on Wimbledon's Centre Court or outlast a peak Djokovic for hours on Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena. But the way in which he raised his level when it mattered most to produce some explosive shot-making at the end of the fifth set shows the belief he has in his abundance of skills. 'I think he is born to play these kind of moments,' Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz's coach, said. 'Every time that we were in these situations, even when he was younger in the Challengers, when he had the big opportunities for him at that age he always went for it. 'In this kind of situation of course it's so much more important than maybe other tournaments. But his style of game again I think has to be the same. It's something we try to prepare his mind for these kind of situations, like the tie-break at the fifth set. He went for it since the first point. Very brave all the time and very aggressive trying to win the point all the time.' Curiously, Alcaraz has not quite cracked the Australian Open, going no further than the quarter-finals in 2024 and 2025, but it is inevitable that he will complete the career grand slam there at some point in the future when he figures out the best way of peaking in time for this tournament just weeks into the season. Only Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Laver and Andre Agassi have won all four majors in the Open era. For now, it is onto Wimbledon this month for a bid at grand slam No6 and a third consecutive All England Club title. Worryingly for the rest of the field, he has quickly become as comfortable on a grass court as he is on a clay court, channelling the greats of the past. 'Alcaraz's best surface to me, shockingly, would be between here [Roland Garros] and Wimbledon,' Agassi said. 'I'd actually say grass might be his best surface, and the reason why I'd say grass is his best surface has nothing to do with his swings. 'It has to do with the less diminishing speed that happens to him compared with other players, and his strength of legs, his balance of getting under the ball. You have got to remember this guy has defence and speed like Novak, if not more. He has feel like Federer, you could argue at times if not more. And he has RPMs in pace like Rafa, you could argue maybe even more.'
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Carlos Alcaraz made French Open history with this absurd comeback stat
Carlos Alcaraz made French Open history with this absurd comeback stat Carlos Alcaraz becomes the first man in history to save 3 championship points to win Roland Garros. Historic things, Carlitos things. 🇪🇸 — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 8, 2025 To take down world No. 1 Janik Sinner in the men's French Open final on Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz was always going to have to dig deep. However, I don't think anyone foresaw just how resilient the tournament's now two-time reigning champion would actually be. From start to finish, the Spaniard showed off his trademark mental toughness. After losing the first two sets to Sinner, Alcaraz was basically against the ropes. But in a match that slowly (very slowly, but in a good way) became one of the longest in men's tennis history, Alcaraz never let up. He never threw in the towel. Not only did Alcaraz come back from two sets down to tie the match up before he and Sinner engaged in a fifth-set battle of wills, but he also saved three separate championship points to stay alive. That's not a typo, and it's patently unreal to think about happening in a Grand Slam Final. It's also unreal because it's never happened before at Roland-Garros: Alcaraz saving this many championship points is what allowed him to eventually take complete control in an epic tiebreak for the fifth set and for his second consecutive French Open title. So, really savor what we just witnessed from Alcaraz in this setting. Realistically, we'll never see it again.
New York Post
08-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz odds, picks: 2025 men's French Open Final predictions, best bets
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. It felt inevitable that this is where the French Open would end up, with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner playing for the title under the lights at Roland Garros on the final Sunday of the fortnight. Alcaraz and Sinner have combined to win the last five Grand Slams, but this is the first time that they'll meet with a major title on the line. And it couldn't have come at a better time. Both Alcaraz, 22, and Sinner, 23, are at the peak of their powers right now. Alcaraz vs. Sinner betting preview The Spaniard does own a 7-4 advantage in the head-to-head and has won the last four meetings, including a win in the final at the Rome Masters in May and a five-set thriller in last year's French Open semifinals. Still, Sinner could end up as the trendier bet Sunday given his flawless form. Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion at the French Open. AFP via Getty Images The Italian has not dropped a set at Roland Garros and has won 29 straight in Grand Slams dating back to the Australian Open. Sinner will also be the fresher of the two players, since he just finished serving a three-month suspension for a banned substance in May. All Sinner has done since returning to action is win 11 of 12 matches, with 10 of the 11 victories coming via straight sets. Get the lowdown on the Best USA Sports Betting Sites and Apps Sinner is a ridiculous 18-1 in 2025, with the lone blemish coming against Alcaraz on the dirt in Italy. Not to be outdone, Alcaraz has found another level on the clay this season. The defending champion at Roland Garros is 15-1 on the surface this season and is 30-5 overall this campaign. Alcaraz has had some iffy moments this year, most notably a bizarre loss to David Goffin at the Miami Masters, but he's got more titles (two) than losses (one) since that defeat. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will meet in a Grand Slam Final for the first time on Sunday. REUTERS Alcaraz vs. Sinner pick Alcaraz's game hasn't been as clean as Sinner's during this fortnight at Roland Garros, but that's not really a knock when comparing him to a player who hasn't dropped a set in this tournament. Alcaraz has won every match in four sets or fewer, and he's responded emphatically anytime he's been within a mile of trouble in any match. And in a match where you're going to struggle to find any decided edge, that could be a good thing for Alcaraz. While Sinner has been an incredible front-runner this entire season, he's rarely had to dig deep. The odds for this historic match couldn't be tighter. It's very rare to see a Grand Slam Final close as a pick'em, but we could be headed in that direction Sunday. You're really splitting hairs when it comes to handicapping Alcaraz vs. Sinner in a best-of-five match, but the two factors that push me toward the defending champion are his ability to defend against elite serves andthat he's dealt with some adversity in this fortnight. Those aren't the most convincing of arguments, but that's the nature of trying to find a winner in a battle between two players at the top of their game. The play: Alcaraz -110 (FanDuel) Why Trust New York Post Betting Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The Carlos Alcaraz problem Jannik Sinner faces in mouthwatering French Open final
In the early days of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz's electric rivalry, as the two young men established themselves as the best players in the world, a prominent theme of their matches was the spectacular, highlight-reel points that would light up social media feeds in an instant. During the Indian Wells semi-final in 2024, after Sinner and Alcaraz chased down drop shots and angled volleys to shrieks from the crowd, the young rivals turned to each other and laughed across the net, sharing not only their disbelief but also the joy of pushing themselves to new heights. As Sinner and Alcaraz now prepare to battle for the French Open title, in their first grand slam final, it is clear that their rivalry has evolved into a generational one. While both players will hope to enjoy the moment of facing each other for one of the sport's biggest prizes, there is also now much more at stake. On Sunday, Alcaraz, 22, will bid for his second consecutive Roland Garros title and fifth grand slam. Sinner, 23, has the chance to win a third consecutive major, as well as fourth overall and first outside of the hard-court tournaments. Advertisement It will also be the first grand slam final played between two men born in the 2000s, as Novak Djokovic, who was beaten in straight-sets by the World No 1 Sinner in Friday's semi-final, left the stage for the young rivals to fill. 'Definitely great for tennis, both of them,' Djokovic said. 'I think their rivalry is something that our sport needs, no doubt. I'm sure that we're going to see them lifting the big trophies quite often.' Alcaraz defeated Sinner to win last month's Italian Open (Getty Images) Over the past 18 months, Sinner has dominated the men's ATP Tour while rising to an undisputed World No 1. He has made the French Open final in just his second tournament since returning from a three-month doping suspension without dropping a set and showed immense mental strength to close out his victory over Djokovic, denying the 38-year-old and the crowd to close out a gripping semi-final in over three hours. 'He showed why he's No 1 in the world,' Djokovic said. 'He's the best player right now,' Alcaraz said. 'He's destroying every opponent.' Sinner - who will bid to become the first Italian Roland Garros champion since Adriano Panatta in 1976 - has won 20 consecutive grand slam matches, through his US Open and Australian Open title wins, and will aim to become just the fourth man, after Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, to win three grand slam titles in a row this century. Sinner also became the first player in history to record four consecutive victories over Djokovic, the greatest of all time. Advertisement But Sinner has a problem in the French Open final, and that is Alcaraz. He has lost his last four matches in a row to the Spaniard, including his last two grand slam matches against him - both of which went to five sets. Additionally, while Sinner has gone 47-0 against the rest of the world since August, he is 0-2 against Alcaraz, who is starting to make a habit of snapping Sinner's winning streaks. His last victory over Sinner, in last month's Rome final, ended a run of 26 consecutive victories. So what makes Alcaraz so different to everyone else? While Alcaraz has played an extremely consistent clay-court season, establishing a 21-1 record while winning titles in Monte Carlo, Rome and reaching the Roland Garros final, the Spaniard lacked the consistency Sinner has shown while the No 1 was serving his doping suspension. Alcaraz was in disarray and looked lost without Sinner to play against. The presence of Sinner, on tour and across the net, raises Alcaraz's level. (Getty Images) 'If I don't play at my best, 10 out of 10, it's going to be impossible to beat him,' Alcaraz said after his straight-sets win over Sinner in the Rome final. 'That's why I'm more focused when I'm playing against him, or I feel a little bit different when I'm going to face him than other players. He has that aura. When you're seeing him at the other side of the net, it's kind of different.' Advertisement So far in their rivalry, Alcaraz's peak, or his 10 out of 10, has been higher than Sinner's, who has the higher floor. That can be the difference in the tightest matches when they go the distance. At the same time, Sinner admitted to feeling a certain pressure against Alcaraz. 'It's fun and not fun,' he smiled. 'The tension you feel before the match and during the match is a little bit different, in a way. We are both very young, we are both different, but talented.' Alcaraz has progressed to his second Roland Garros final and will aim for his fifth grand slam (Getty Images) Sinner, for example, is yet to show any signs of nerves in any of his three grand slam finals: coming from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the 2024 Australian Open final before easing to victories over Taylor Fritz at the 2024 US Open and Alexander Zverev in defending his Australian Open crown earlier this year. But the Italian suffered from cramps when he played Alcaraz in a five-set French Open semi-final defeat last year, and has struggled when the Spaniard has pushed him over the distance. Like the best champions, Sinner has displayed a tendency to learn from tough moments and come back stronger. 'He's a player who makes me a better player,' Sinner said of Alcaraz. 'He pushes me to the limit. We try to understand where we have to improve for the next time I play against him.' Sinner has already displayed progress on the red dirt, progressing to his first major final on the surface, where he will face a true natural clay-court player in Alcaraz. Alcaraz defeated Sinner on his way to winning last year's French Open (Getty Images) Sinner and Alcaraz are yet to lose a grand slam final, amassing a 7-0 record between them, and are guaranteed to make it six grand slam titles in a row on Sunday. As the French Open brought the end of the Big Three, as Nadal waved farewell to Roland Garros and Djokovic hinted that he may soon do the same, a new era is well underway, though any comparisons remain premature. Djokovic laughed at the suggestion. 'They need to play against each for at least 10-plus years nonstop in order to be part of the same discussion,' he said. But on Sunday a rivalry will take its next step and both Sinner and Alcaraz will face their toughest test yet.
