Tennis One aims for Federer’s record, the other for the double title: Djokovic and Alcaraz meet in the Wimbledon final

Wimbledon already has its finalists in the men’s category. For the second time in a row Carlos Alcaraz (3rd ) and Novak Djokovic (2nd ) They will be measured by the title. The Spaniard won last year to claim his first victory on London turf, while Nole has miraculously recovered from meniscus surgery last month to return to the definition.

It has already been proven that the cathedral grass does not bother Carlitos. On the contrary, he feels like he is in the patio of his house and this Friday He demonstrated this against the Russian Daniil Medvedev (5th), the executioner of world number one Jannik Sinner. in the previous round. The Spaniard won 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4, to reach the final again and aim for the double championship.

Despite losing the first set decisive gamethe Murcian did not let his guard down and made the necessary breaks in the remaining sets to secure his ticket to the All England final again. It will be a new opportunity to extend his unbeaten record in the Grand Slam definitions, Well, he won all three he played in (US Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon).

“I feel like I’m not new anymore. I know how I’m going to feel before the final. I’ve been in this position. “I’m going to try to do the things I did well last year. I’m going to try to be better and do the things that worked well,” the 21-year-old tennis player said after beating the Russian.

Regarding the keys to his victory, Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil said: “I tried to do different things, trying not to play long rallies. I tried to make cuts, let go of shots and go to the net as much as I could. I tried not to play the game. There were some points with very long rallies. I tried to play my own game and not exceed 10 or 12 shots per point. It was difficult to break the wall.

In the background game, Novak Djokovic replaced the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (25th), by 6-4, 7-6(2) and 6-4 in a close meeting. The duel was defined thanks to the Serbian hierarchy, which played all the important points to perfection and its rival succumbed in those moments of pressure.

Lolo led 3-1 in the second set, with some exciting tennis, but the former world number one brought out the best in his repertoire to recover. In the tiebreaker, he did not forgive and began to tip the scales. From then on, it was only a matter of time before the Belgrade team lost ground and reached the final again in London.

This Sunday, at 09:00 (Chile time), Djokovic will seek his 25th Grand Slam title and finally move away from Margaret Court. Along the way, he will try to equal Roger Federer’s record at La Catedral, with eight titles.