Wimbledon Finals Set: Sinner, Zverev, Dabrowski, Stefani Advance

POLICY WIRE — London, United Kingdom — Jannik Sinner, the defending men’s champion, will face Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon men’s singles final on Sunday, according to The Associated Press. In the women’s doubles, Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski — and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani advanced to the final on Friday.

Sinner secured his spot in the final by defeating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. The top-ranked Sinner’s victory marked a measure of revenge after Djokovic had won their previous encounter in five sets during this year’s Australian Open semifinals, The Associated Press reported. Sinner commented on his performance, stating, I knew mentally that today I had to raise my level, which I’ve done.

For Djokovic, 39, the loss represented another missed opportunity to increase his record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. He expressed interest in potentially playing Wimbledon at age 40, telling The Associated Press, I would like to, at least one more time. Djokovic added, I feel when I’m healthy, I’m still able to play as a top-five player, still able to compete at the highest level.

Alexander Zverev, the second seed, reached the final by defeating British wild card Arthur Fery 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4. Zverev, who won his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros a month prior, is attempting to become the first man in the professional era (since 1968) to win his second major trophy at the subsequent event, The Associated Press stated. Zverev remarked on his Wimbledon journey, saying, This Grand Slam has always been the one that I struggled with the most and all of a sudden I’m in the final of Wimbledon. He added, We got one more match to go on Sunday and that’s what the focus is on.

Zverev praised Fery’s performance, telling The Associated Press, I think this was just the beginning of his career and I really think that he’s going to do amazing things in this sport. The match was played in warm conditions, with temperatures reaching approximately 29 degrees Celsius. Zverev’s serve reached speeds of up to 224 kilometers per hour. He is the first German man to reach the Wimbledon final since Boris Becker in 1995.

In the women’s doubles, Dabrowski and Stefani, the second seeds, defeated Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Taiwan’s En-shuo Liang 7-5, 6-3 on Friday. The pair hasn’t lost a set during the tournament. They secured the first set by breaking Aoyama — and Liang’s serve in the final game, according to The Associated Press. In the second set, Dabrowski and Stefani earned another crucial break to lead 5-3 and converted their first match point after an opponent’s error.

Dabrowski — and Stefani have three tournament wins this season. They previously lost to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend in the French Open semifinals and to Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic in the Australian Open semifinals. They will face China’s Hanyu Guo — and France’s Kristina Mladenovic, the 10th seeds, in the final. Siniakova and Townsend, the top seeds, were upset by Guo and Mladenovic in the quarterfinals, preventing a rematch with Dabrowski and Stefani, who they had defeated twice this season, including at Roland Garros. This will be Dabrowski’s third Wimbledon women’s doubles final, having been a runner-up in 2019 with Xu Yifan and in 2024 with Erin Routliffe.

The women’s singles final, scheduled for Saturday, will feature two Czech players, Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova, The Associated Press reported.