Wimbledon 2026 has its men’s final. Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 21 minutes on Friday. Alexander Zverev beat Arthur Fery 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4. Sunday it is: Sinner against Zverev on Centre Court, not before 4pm BST.
SF2: Sinner 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 — Djokovic had nothing
The headline scoreline from the second semi-final is clean. The reality of it was cleaner still.
Djokovic came in with 7 Wimbledon titles and 106 career wins at the tournament, an all-time record at the All England Club. Over 2 hours and 21 minutes, Sinner gave him nothing to work with. The defending champion’s serve was outstanding, he peppered Djokovic with aces and unreturnable deliveries throughout. His groundstrokes were relentless. When Djokovic did manage to get balls back, Sinner’s defence was there to reset and go again.
The Serb had few answers. A 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 scoreline tells you this was comfortable. The nature of each set told you it was even more one-sided than that.
Sinner is into his second consecutive Wimbledon final as defending champion. His grass-court record now stands at 35-10.
SF1: Zverev 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 — Fery’s story deserves its own paragraph
Arthur Fery pushed Alexander Zverev to a first-set tiebreak. The British wild card, ranked No.36 and the first British man to reach a Wimbledon semi-final in 25 years, took the German to 7-6. Then Zverev won the tiebreak 7-0.
From there, Fery’s resistance gradually wound down. Zverev took the second set 6-2, the third 6-4. The Roland Garros champion was professional and increasingly confident as the match progressed. He never allowed Fery the second wind that might have changed the dynamic.
Fery’s fortnight at Wimbledon was extraordinary. Two weeks of results that no one in British tennis had managed in a generation. Saturday’s Centre Court atmosphere — when Fery is presented and the crowd says thank you — will be worth watching.
Sunday’s final: Sinner vs Zverev
The defending champion meets the reigning Roland Garros champion. Both are playing at the highest level of their careers. It is their 15th meeting. Sinner leads the head-to-head 10-4.
He has won the last nine in a row, taking 14 consecutive sets. In their previous Grand Slam final meeting, Sinner won. Zverev needs to produce something new, a level of serving, returning, and baseline dominance that he has not managed against this opponent in nine consecutive attempts.
That is possible. Grand Slam finals are not normal matches. But Sinner is in the form of his career, on the surface where he is most comfortable, and defending a title he won last year. The numbers point one direction.
Sunday. 4pm BST. Centre Court.
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