On Sunday, No. 1 Pronounced sinner And number 2 Carlos Alakraj Wimbledon will play each other for the title, only one month later Both of them faced in an epic fight at the French Open,
Alakraj won in Paris and is a two -time defending champion in Wimbledon. Will he give him an edge? Our experts weigh how each can pull a win.
What can Alakraj do to defeat a sinner?
D’Arcy Maine: Alkaraj has proved that he can beat the sinner when the bet is the most, and he knows what happens to win in Wimbledon. After that he defeated Taylor fritz In the semi -finals on Friday, Fritz appreciated Alkaraj’s versatility, “his ability to win in so many ways,” and how he can adjust to the fly.
Those symptoms were important in the victory of Alakraj over Papir in the French Open and they would be equally valuable on Sunday. Undefied in his last five major finals, Alkaraj has a remarkable composition and fight, especially to be 22, and if he is able to find answers for everything, the sinner kills his way using his shocking diversity, it is his match to win.
Bill Conline: I said the same thing before the French Open Final: Keep walking for this. Entering that match, the bar was originally “the winning hit at your more than 20% points, and you will beat the cinner,” and after hitting just 12.9% in the first two sets, Alakraj was at 21.7% (25.0% in the fifth set) in the last three.
If you do not play a big game and go to the winners, the sinner will grind you in dust. Alakraj honestly is not incredibly sharp in this tournament, left a set at least one set in four out of six matches and cleaned that 20% times only twice (in his two straight-set win,, naturally). But he is very good at getting up on the occasion – five slam finals, five wins – so one assumes that he will be ready for big swing.
Simon Cambers: He always does what he always does: find a way to win, which also requires strategy. Sinner will give a tough competition on both wings, so the key for Alakraj is to use its variety. Their drop shot will be important, as they have Use of service and serviceIf and when the opportunity arises. Overall, they need to serve and at the same time they did against Fritz in Semi; If he does so, he will take so much pressure from his second service, which is important because the sinner will see anything. In Alakraj, there is a edge in the movement on the grass, so he will look for the exploitation when he can come forward. If he does so, he will be under control.
What can a sinner do to defeat Alkaraz?
I have: Trust yourself His elbow is not showing any signs of injury at this point, so it is going to be a large extent for a sinner on Sunday. This is his first Wimbledon final and of course, he is more than a month removed from what happened in Paris. There will be wise veins and will be doubted, especially when he knows well that he has not defeated Alakraj since 2023.
How can he stop those doubts and what will he do if they come into the game? Like he did when he was against a break in the third set on Friday Novak jokovich And his forehand (briefly) began to cheat him, the sinner continued the fight, winning the points in long rallies and then won five straight games to win all the signs of Djokovic speed again. He will need to bring the same mentality against Alakraj – and more.
Except against his fourth round match Grigor DimitrovThe sinner has been mostly invincible and has not lost a set throughout the fortnight. They have sports and ability, and their movement and footwork are better on grass with every match. He seemed to be Everywhere In court against Djokovic. If he can bring the same level that he has shown for most tournaments, and can be equally flexible and mentally strong, then he has a chance.
Connelly: Service dominates. While Alakraj is doing better and better service during the tournament-he won 64% of his service points in the first three rounds and 76% in the next three against the winning competition against the competition of 76% high rank. In five sets he has fallen into Wimbledon, he has originally allowed opponents to serve effectively as he does. This was particularly true in the semi -finals against Fritz, in which Fritz won the second set and won 83% of his service points, and 74% sending a fourth set to a tiebreaker.
Against Djokovic, perhaps the best return of all time, in the semi -finals, Papi launched his first service in 74% and won 77% of his service points. He almost defeated Alakraj in the French Open, despite only 54% of his first service last month, and if he could increase that number to more normal levels and control the game on service, he will save himself from a lot of trouble.
shield: Remind yourself how far he has come to this point and tells himself that he is a Dalit. Perhaps the pressure is probably more on Alkaraz to win the third direct title for the sinner to perform in his first Wimbledon final, so that any mental stress must be reduced which will be essentially. The groundstrokes of the sinner are so difficult that he can hit through someone, and if he can take a look at other services enough, he will actually imagine his opportunities.
What is attractive that how soon Sinner has overcome the huge disappointment of holding three matches points against Alakraj in the final in Rolland Garos to reach the final of Wimbledon. In some ways, perhaps beating her elbow against Dimitrov has really helped her; Instead of worrying about the mental belongings of Paris, he is focusing on his body and allows tennis to flow only.
If he serves Alkaraz first well, he is going to give a big chance here. This year the grass is difficult, after all dry weather, which will also help him. Of course he will need to serve well, and if he too can come a little further than him, he will keep Alakraj back.
Who will win?
Palm Shriver: The winner will be the one who feels his best in the day after two weeks of severe grass-court pressure tennis. Obviously, the upper hand of Alakraj is psychologically, but we Several stages of big three rivals In 20 years, so expect the same in this extraordinary rivalry.
Alkaraj has an edge on both grass and rivalry at this time, but the sinner can start flipping on Sunday, especially if his elbow is fine and he feels more comfortable walking on the grass close to the fortnight. Tennis is lucky that men’s tennis has been led for these two athletes, and I can’t wait to see. Rolland is an impossible task to follow the Garos final, but let’s see what these two phenomes can produce.
I have: Sinner has more inspiration than ever, and is more confident and endurance than in the French Open now, but the experience will eventually help Alkaraz in the tight moments of the match. While I do not think it will move beyond a five-hour mark like a final in Paris, I think it can easily go to a decisive set, and it is a favor of Alakraj, which has a ridiculous 14-1 record in five-to-to-restors and is 10-1 in matches which expands the last three hours and 50 minutes (compared to 0-7 for the sinner). Five sets filled with alkaraz, dramatic, highlight.
Connelly: On natural surfaces, where Alakraj has a clear benefit on sinful (and all in the world), I think the sinner has made a lot of land in a short time. He actually won another issue compared to Alakraj in his French open battle, and when he was injured and stuttering – and lucky – against Dimitrov in the fourth round, he is almost automated.
The roof of Alakraj is basically anything that we have ever seen, and the way he completed perfection in the exact moment in Paris was amazing. But the sinter is just so stable, and he is still improving. Pinner in four.
shield: I initially chose Alakraj, which was hardly a stretch, gave two of his titles in a row here. But he is shown at every turn why he is the best player in the world on the grass, he walks better than someone, he unbelkenly mixes things and he has the charisma that attains the crowd towards him from the first ball itself.
The sinner is an unprecedented player and no one makes the ball difficult. But on the grass, alkaraz’s wheelhouse requires subtlety. I can see it for a long time – of course – but the fact that he has won his last five matches is a very big psychological advantage for him. Even if the sinner has done a brilliant manner to overcome what happened in Paris, Alakraj has a mental boost to win the match points in his pocket, if he needs, he is ready to pull out. It can go five, but I would call Alakraj in four tight sets.
