Sinner, Zverev will play for the crown on Sunday at SW19.The Athletic Live Team July 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM EDTJannik Sinner will play for his second straight Wimbledon title on Sunday against Alexander Zverev. Getty ImagesOnto the women's singles final ... Getty ImagesWith the men’s Wimbledon semifinals in the books, it is time to look ahead to the action tomorrow at The Championships. It starts with the men’s doubles final. Harri Heliövaara and Brit Henry Patten, the No. 1 seed, is taking on the No. 6 seed Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić.Then at 11 a.m. ET, it is the women’s singles final. It is an all-Czech matchup featuring Linda Nosková (9) and Karolína Muchová (10). There will be a first-time Slam champion regardless of the winner.Either Muchová or Nosková will be the latest winner in a proud history of Czech women’s Wimbledon champions, which includes Jana Novotná, Petra Kvitová and Barbora Krejčíková.It should be a fantastic championship match. We at The Athletic will provide all the sights and sounds from first ball to championship point.Until then, tennis fans! Full results today Getty ImagesIn case you missed all of the Wimbledon men’s semifinal action, below are the full results from today: Alexander Zverev (2) defeats Arthur Féry (7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4)Jannik Sinner (1) defeats Novak Djokovic (7) (6-4, 6-4, 6-4)'At Last' Getty ImagesThe strains of the Etta James classic "At Last" swell around one of the exits of the All England Club as fans slowly make their way out.Some stick around, hoping to catch a glimpse of a player and enjoying the milder conditions in the remainder of the day.Alexander Zverev might be humming that tune tonight and again as he walks out ahead of Sunday’s final, the first time he has reached the tournament showpiece at SW19, at last. He will be going for the rare and prestigious French Open-Wimbledon double, too.Sinner-Djokovic stats Getty ImagesAces: Sinner: 16Djokovic: 8Double faults: Sinner: 0Djokovic: 3First serve %:Sinner: 65 percentDjokovic: 64 percentFirst serve points won %:Sinner: 88 percentDjokovic: 76 percentSecond serve points won %:Sinner: 61 percent Djokovic: 34 percent Winners: Sinner: 40Djokovic: 26Unforced errors: Sinner: 15 Djokovic: 23Total points:Sinner: 103Djokovic: 81What's at stake for Zverev? Getty ImagesAlexander Zverev (2) enters this Slam final brimming with confidence. A month ago at Roland Garros, Zverev finally captured his elusive maiden Slam title, defeating Flavio Cobolli in five sets. Zverev was 0-3 in Slam finals before the French Open in 2026. Now, the German is looking for his second slam title.He will be the first since Carlos Alcaraz to complete the French Open-Wimbledon double should he defeat world No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Sunday. No easy task but it would be a monumental career accomplishment for the 29-year-old. Djokovic still has time for supporters Getty ImagesEven after another tough loss in the semifinal at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic (7) still has time for the fans.As he exits Centre Court, he shakes the hands and high fives Serbian supporters, who are wearing apparel in honor of Djokovic. How things progressed tactically on Centre CourtIn their match, Sinner and Djokovic employed the same strategy early on. They went hard after each other’s backhands in the first set. Both also started off serving about as well as they could have hoped. For more than half an hour, the match unfolded as a tactical baseline battle.Neither player wanted to give up an inch. Djokovic didn’t hit a volley for a winner the entire first set. Sinner hit just three. This was a very stubborn, video game-style tennis.Finally, in the ninth game, Sinner found the slightest of openings. He lashed a forehand winner at 15-15, then pushed Djokovic deep into his backhand corner to force an error.Djokovic got a temporary reprieve when Sinner pelted an overhead into the net. But a point later, Sinner opened the court and sent a backhand down the line for the first break. A game later, he found the big serves when he needed them and rolled a swinging forehand volley into the open court to grab the early advantage.Sinner had done that in Australia, too, before growing profligate on break points, ultimately converting two of 18. Even with Sinner similarly profligate on break points, Djokovic barely gave any hints of finding the magic of old as he did in the Australian Open earlier this year. The last one? Maybe it was a sweeping forehand down the line when he was down a break of serve in the third set. That got a roar out of a crowd that showed up hoping for another turn-back-the-clock classic.Soon he had his lone break point chance of the afternoon. The crowd squealed and chanted his name. Sinner snuffed it out with an ace down the middle. He would finish with 16. He’s been doing this for 12 days, and his baseline game has barely gotten going.As the ball streaked past him, Djokovic nodded and walked across the baseline, accepting the order of the day, and maybe all the rest of the days of his tennis life.How Sinner won the arm-wrestle with Djokovic Getty ImagesAfter Djokovic lost a tight first set that turned on a single lashing forehand from Sinner in the ninth game, any realistic chance the 24-time Grand Slam champion had of keeping alive his hopes for a 25th disintegrated during a seven-minute sequence midway through the second set.Djokovic escaped his likely demise once, saving two break points when serving at 2-2. On one, Sinner sent a rally-ball forehand long, as he has been doing more often than usual this past fortnight. Then Djokovic pushed him into an error on the next point.Two points later they were still on serve, and two points after that Sinner was in a hole of his own at 0-30. But then, he did the other thing he has been doing this past fortnight. He trusted his serve, cracked the ball into the box and dug his way out.That put the pressure back on Djokovic to keep the set even. He couldn’t do it. A double fault, a missed backhand and yet another blasted shot, and Sinner was on his way. When it was over, both men had put in sublime serving performances. Djokovic won over 75 percent of points on his first serve; Sinner won a staggering 88 percent. But it was on second serves where the difference lay. Djokovic won 34 percent. Sinner won 61.Discussion tab: Djokovic losing in straights was ‘expected’And in The Athletic's discussion tab at the top of the page and available here, fans have been piling into the conversation.Here's Dab B: Djoker KOed in straights, as expected. A similar to outcome to the U.S. Open 2021 final, when Medvedev beat Djoker by the same score, after Djoker was tired from the five-set marathon vs. Zverev in the semis.Agree? Disagree? Let us know! Join the conversation yourself or email us at: live@theathletic.comWhat's at stake for Sinner? If Jannik Sinner (1) were to win on Sunday, it will be Slam No. 5 for the Italian. That puts him two behind his rival Carlos Alcaraz, who has seven. He would enter the U.S. Open as the prohibitive favorite, given his prowess on the hard courts. Sinner won the U.S. Open in 2024. Reader submission: ‘Unprecedented achievement for Djokovic’Nice to hear from reader Gavriella E, who wrote in to say:This match has been clinical from Sinner. He hasn't allowed Djokovic a way into this match. But the fact that a 39-year-old who three days ago played a five-hour five-set epic is into the semifinal at all is an unprecedented, age-defying achievement. Even if that 39-year-old is a 24-time Grand Slam champion, it is a staggering achievement that shouldn't be forgotten in the aftermath of a routine, anti-climactic defeat for the Serb. Sinner improves head to head with Djokovic Getty ImagesToday was Jannik Sinner’s (1) seventh win against Novak Djokovic (7) in the career head to head. He has also won six of the last seven matches against the Serbian superstar. The lone loss was the five-set thriller in the Australian Open semifinal this year.As much as Djokovic shows flashes of brilliance, when Sinner is playing like he did today, it’s a difficult task to defeat the world No. 1. Listen in live to The Tennis Podcast The AthleticOur friends at The Tennis Podcast, featuring Catherine Whitaker, David Law and Matt Roberts, are now live on YouTube reviewing the day's play with No. 1 Court in the background.You can follow that stream here.Sinner and Zverev square offJannik Sinner (1) will play for back-to-back Wimbledon titles on Sunday. In his way is Alexander Zverev (2), the reigning French Open champion. This isn’t the first men’s singles final at a Slam contested by these two players. They met in the 2025 Australian Open final, which Sinner won in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 over Zverev. This is a different surface but Sinner is going to enter this match as the overwhelming favorite. Sinner is the much better grass-court player compared to Zverev. Even though the German’s had a phenomenal tournament, especially with his fast serve (132 mph average speed... leading the draw), he hasn’t faced an opponent like Sinner. Don’t be surprised if the Italian exposes Zverev’s movement, a weakness in his game, by bringing him to the net. Sinner, who didn’t face a break point today, is also serving tremendously. The flat ball he hits with his groundstrokes, coupled with his relentless defense, makes him a difficult opponent. Sinner has a 10-4 record against Zverev in the career head to head. He is poised to win Slam No. 5, inching closer to rival Carlos Alcaraz. Will Djokovic play Wimbledon again? Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic (7) exited Centre Court to raucous applause from the fans. He waved to the crowd, putting the hand on his heart. It’s too early to say if that was Djokovic’s last Wimbledon. Whenever he plays these Slams, he knows he probably doesn’t have many left in his storied career at his age. It was another extraordinary run for the 39-year-old, to make his 55th career Slam semifinal. He won an absolute classic in five sets against Félix Auger-Aliassime (3) in the quarterfinals, a match that lasted five hours and 15 minutes. But again it’s a similar story, running into a player that is younger and just playing at a higher level than the 24-time Slam champion. I still think today wasn’t the last time we’ve seen Djokovic at Wimbledon. He is very motivated to win these big tournaments and continue his quest for Slam No. 25. You also can’t predict the future. All you can one do is appreciate what he is bringing to the game of tennis and sports overall at age 39. More from Jannik Sinner Getty ImagesAnd Sinner went on to share his excitement ahead of Sunday's men's singles final against Alexander Zverev.💬 “The beginning of the tournament is always tough, especially coming here, every round is different because of the grass, it's changing a lot. I knew mentally I would have to change my level. “I'm very happy my team puts me in the best possible position to perform in this way. I'm happy with where I am, happy to be back in the final and we hope for a good final on Sunday.”When asked about nerves playing in front of fashion icons like Dame Anna Wintour in the Royal Box, he added:“It's nerve wracking. But we also try to combine it with the best possible outcome. At the end of day, I'm a tennis player and I try to put the ball in the court as much as I can. “Thanks so much for your support.”Jannik Sinner hails Novak Djokovic's longevity Getty ImagesJannik Sinner spoke well of his opponent in his on-court interview after the match.💬 “Yeah, I feel amazing. Thanks for coming. The atmosphere has been amazing since the first day, it's most special tournament we have. It means a lot to me. “Novak is a true inspiration for you guys and for a new generation. What he's still doing is amazing so enjoy it. We always have very, very tough matches. The last time he won at the Australian Open. “I tried to make a couple of adjustments. I tried to stay quite aggressive, which helped me a lot today. He's the best returner we have in our game so I tried to mix it up with my serves. I'm very happy with today's performance.”Sinner inevitable againJannik Sinner (1) dispatched Novak Djokovic (7) a year ago in the Wimbledon semifinal in straight sets, en route to the final. A year later, it is the same result.Djokovic had one break point opportunity and Sinner saved it with a 125 mph ace. The Italian’s serving was phenomenal, recording 15 aces, winning 88 percent of the first serve points. He also attacked Djokovic’s second serve, winning 25 of those points over the course of three sets. When Sinner plays like this, it is hard for anyone to beat him.He proved today why he is the world No. 1. Now, let's hear from Jannik Sinner on court...