Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic (the main favourites) will meet on Sunday in the grand final of Wimbledon 2023. The match takes place on the center court of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and is broadcast in LiveTEXT format on HotNews.ro.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos AlcarazPhoto: SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP / Profimedia

The match kicks off at 16:05, watch it live on Eurosport 2.

Carlos Alcaraz – Novak Djokovic (from 16:05), in the final of Wimbledon 2023

The game will start at 16:05.

Carlos Alcaraz (20 years old, 1.83 meters, 1st place ATP)

Road to the 2023 Wimbledon final

Semifinals: 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 with Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3 ATP)

Quarters: 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 with Holger Rune (Denmark, 6 ATP)

Best result: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 with Matteo Berrettini (Italy, 38 ATP)

Round III: 6-3, (6)6-7, 6-3, 7-5 with Nicolas Jarry (Chile, 28 ATP)

Second round: 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3 with Alexander Muller (France, 84 ATP)

Round I: 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 with Jeremy Chardy (France, 542 ATP).

Novak Djokovic (36 years old, 1.88 meters, 2nd place ATP)

Road to the 2023 Wimbledon final

Semifinals: 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) with Yannick Sinner (Italy, 8 ATP)

Quarters: 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 with Andrii Rublev (Russia, 7 ATP)

Best result: 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 with Hubert Gurkacz (Poland, 18 ATP)

Round III: 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5) with Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland, 88 ATP)

Second round: 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5 with Jordan Thompson (Australia, 70 ATP)

First round: 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) with Pedro Cachin (Argentina, 68 ATP).

To know:

  • For the first time since 2015, the top two seeds meet in a Wimbledon grand final.
  • Djokovic and Alcaraz have met twice before on the ATP circuit, both matches on clay, with each taking one victory: Carlos in Madrid (2022), (5)6-7, 7-5, 7-6(5), and Novak at Roland Garros (2023), score 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
  • Novak Djokovic is one win away from his 24th Grand Slam title, an all-time record for men’s tennis.
  • If she wins at the All England Club, Nole will match the legendary Margaret Court – the Australian won 24 major titles in her career (the most of all time).
  • In 2023, Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open and Roland Garros Grand Slam tournaments.
  • Nole is the winner of the last four editions of Wimbledon, where he has won seven trophies (tied with Pete Sampras, one less than Roger Federer – the record holder in the Open era).
  • Djokovic’s last loss at Wimbledon dates back to 2017: in this edition, the Serbian had to retire during the match against Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals of the London competition (7-6(2), 2-0 in favor of the Czech).
  • Carlos Alcaraz has a Grand Slam title won at the US Open in 2022. This is the second final of a major tournament in the Iberian’s career.
  • Carlos is younger than Nole by 15 years and 348 days. Only Jimmy Connors and Ken Rosewall had a greater age difference between Grand Slam finalists (17 years and 304 days – Wimbledon and 1974 US Open).
  • The winner of the final will become the world leader from Monday, July 17. Alcaraz now has 80 points, ahead of Djokovic.
  • Alcaraz has won 46 matches this season (tied with Daniil Medvedev for the most) and lost just 4. On the other hand, Djokovic has 33 wins and 4 losses.