For the second straight year, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will face off for the Wimbledon men's singles title. On Friday, Djokovic took down Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets, while Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev in four sets, setting up a rematch of the 2023 Wimbledon Final. Alcaraz beat Djokovic in five sets at last year's Wimbledon Final, winning his second career Grand Slam title and first on the famed Wimbledon grass.
Alcaraz won 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, preventing Djokovic from winning a calendar Grand Slam. Since then, both Djokovic and Alcaraz have each won one Grand Slam — Djokovic at the 2023 US Open and Alcaraz at the 2024 French Open last month. Djokovic had to Djokovic then and quickly worked his way back for a dominant Wimbledon performance.
Djokovic, Wimbledon's No. 2 seed this year behind Jannik Sinner, has lost just two sets the entire tournament. However, Djokovic has had a pretty clear path, only having to play two ranked opponents — No.
15 Holger Rune in the fourth round and No. 25 Musetti in the semifinals. Djokovic was scheduled to face No.
9 Alex De Minaur in the quarterfinals, but he was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury. Alcaraz, on the other hand, has had a much tougher path. Alcaraz had to face No.
29 Frances Tiafoe in the third round. He beat him in five sets, but had to win the last two sets to take the match. Then, Alcaraz faced No.
16 Ugo Humbert in the fourth round and No. 12 Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals, winning both matches in .
