The finals are set for Wimbledon at the All-England Club. No. 1 Jannik Sinner v. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz headlines the action.
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Championship weekend at Wimbledon is set up to have all the drama
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The top two men's players in the world will resume their rivalry Sunday, and on the women's side, someone will win their first title at the All-England Club
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World No. 1 Yannick Sinner took care of business Friday, beating an ailing Novak Djokovic in straight sets
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to set up a rematch with No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner has yet to win a Wimbledon title
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Alcaraz is the two-time defending champion. The two played an epic final at the French Open a month ago, which Alcaraz won
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The Spaniard is a perfect 5-0 in Grand Slam finals. The 23-year-old Italian Sinner is looking forward to the rematch
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Hopefully it's going to be a good match like the last one
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I don't know if it's got better because I don't think it's possible, but we will try to do obviously our best and hopefully it's going to be an enjoyable match
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Sinner owns three Grand Slam titles, including last year's U.S. Open. Alcaraz, who beat American Taylor Fritz Friday, takes a career-best 24-match winning streak into Sunday
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including that French Open win in June against Sinner. It was the best match that I have ever played so far
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I not surprised he just pushed me to the limit and I expect that on Sunday As for the legendary Djokovic he hinted at retirement after his loss in the french open semis also to center but after his loss friday at wimbledon he said he wants to
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come back next year he is still one win away from breaking the all-time mark of 24 career grand
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slams but father time is catching up to him the reality hits me you know right now last year and
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a half like never before, to be honest. It's tough for me to accept that because I feel like
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when I'm fresh, when I'm fit, I can still play very good tennis
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On the women's side, 13th seed Amanda Anisimova took down top-ranked Arena Sabalenka Thursday
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It's Anisimova's first Wimbledon final. She'll face off against 8th seed Iga Shwiantek Saturday
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Anissa Mova is trying to become the first American woman to win Wimbledon since Serena Williams in 2016
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It's really hard trying to have to play perfect tennis because that's the only way to really get the win
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But I feel like we really fought out there today and the conditions weren't easy
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The conditions, meaning the oppressive heat, which is still a factor at the All England Club
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Play had to be stopped twice, both on Thursday and Friday, for fans to get medical attention in the center court stands
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This weekend, temperatures should once again be in the mid to high 80s
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis
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