On the eve of the Wimbledon final, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz crossed paths in a quiet corridor of the All England Club. The moment was brief but charged with the kind of energy only two elite athletes can generate before a career-defining match. No cameras, no entourage—just two rivals exchanging a nod and a smile, each aware of the storm brewing on Centre Court.
Rivalry Rekindled
This will be their second consecutive Grand Slam final, following a five-set epic at Roland Garros last month where Alcaraz clawed back from three match points down to win. The Spaniard leads their head-to-head 9Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz bump into each other ahead of their Wimbledon final tomorrow.–4 and has won the last five encounters. Sinner, however, remains undeterred. He’s been flawless at Wimbledon this year, not dropping a single set en route to the final.
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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz bump into each other ahead of their Wimbledon final tomorrow.
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Sinner in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2025
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23 year old
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Now the world no.1, the Italian owns an overall 25-3 win-loss record in 2025. Jannik is now competing in Wimbledon where he beat the world no.95 Luca Nardi 6-4 6-3 6-0, the world no.93 Aleksandar Vukic 6-1 6-1 6-3, the world no.52 Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-3 6-1, the world no.21 Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 5-7 2-2 ret., the world no.10 Ben Shelton 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 and the world no.6 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-4.
Jannik Sinner will play the world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Their head to head is 9-4 for Alcaraz.
The Italian clinched 1 title in 2025 at the Australian Open. Sinner was the runner-up in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) and at the French Open.
Sinner won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2025
48 – 9win/loss
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22 year old
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At the moment ranked no.2, Alcaraz owns a compiled 48-5 win-loss record in 2025. The Spaniard is now having a run in Wimbledon where he ousted the world no.138 Fabio Fognini 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 2-6 6-1, the world no.733 Oliver Tarvet 6-1 6-4 6-4, the world no.125 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4, the world no.14 Andrey Rublev 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-4, the world no.61 Cameron Norrie 6-2 6-3 6-3 and the world no.5 Taylor Fritz 6-4 5-7 6-3 7-6(6).
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.1 Jannik Sinner in the final. Their actual record is 9-4 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2025 in Rotterdam, Monte-Carlo, Rome, French Open and London. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
The Spaniard won 22 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 11 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz played each other 13 times. Their current record is 9-4 for Alcaraz.
