Athletistic/Tennis. In Sunday’s Wimbledon final, defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on ATP No. 1-ranked Carlos Alcaraz.

Down-the-line.ru will broadcast a live online text program: Tennis. Wibledon. The final. Alcaraz – Djokovic. Direct

Djokovic started Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) win over Pedro Cachin before beating Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5. He then won 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5) over Stan Wawrinka before beating 17th seed Hubert Hurkach 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6 -4 and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Against Rublev, the Serb returned to the game after losing the first set, beating the Russian 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 and setting up the semi-final duel with No. 8 Yannick Sinner. of the ATP ranking. Djokovic won the first two sets 6-3, 6-4 without any problems and didn’t let go of the game.

The Italian fought back in the third set and earned a set point. However, Djokovic saved the day and brought the set to a tiebreaker, which he won 7-4 to secure his place in the final. This is the 35th Grand Slam final for the player aged 36 and older than any tennis player, male or female.

Alcaraz came to Wimbledon as the best tennis player in the world and easily faced Jeremy Chardy in the first round, winning 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. He then picked up another win over Alexander Muller 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3 and advanced to the third round.

Here, the Spaniard beat 25th-placed Nicholas Harry 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5 and set up a fourth-round fight against Matteo Berrettini. Alcaraz lost the first set, but then came back, won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Alcaraz faced world No. 6 Holger Rune in the quarter-finals and beat him 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4 to book their place in the semi-finals. Here he met third seed Daniil Medvedev and also won in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. On the way to the Wimbledon final, Alcaraz lost just one set to Matteo Berrettini, while Djokovic gave Hubert Hurkach and Andrey Rublev a set each.

The personal meetings between them are currently equal – 1-1. Their last meeting was in the French Open semi-finals last month, when Djokovic won 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.

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