Wimbledon: Sinner concedes Roland-Garros epic versus Alcaraz will be difficult to top

Jannik Sinner conceded that his epic French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz will be difficult to top, ahead of their rematch at Wimbledon on Sunday.

Sinner cruised into his first final at SW19 on Friday, producing some stunning tennis to beat 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3 6-4.

At 23 years and 318 days old, the world number one is the second-youngest man to reach a final at all four grand slams in the Open Era, with only Jim Courier doing so at a younger age (22 years, 308 days).

However, Sinner's most recent grand slam final appearance saw him squander three championship points before losing 4-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-2) to Alcaraz.

Sinner and Alcaraz will become just the second pairing to meet in the men's singles finals at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon in the same year, after Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did so three times between 2006 and 2008.

Asked what fans should expect from Sunday's showpiece match, Sinner quipped: "I don't know! I mean, we saw in the last final that you never know.

"It's a huge honour for me to share a court once again with Carlos. We try to push each other to our limits, he's one of the players that I love to watch, and I think you guys agree.

"Hopefully it's going to be a good match, like the last one. I don't know if it can be better, because I don't think it's possible, but we will try to do our best obviously!"

Sinner has only won four of his 12 meetings with Alcaraz at ATP-level, with the Spaniard winning each of their last five encounters.

Sinner last beat him in the semi-finals of the Beijing Open in 2023.

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Following his win over Djokovic, Sinner has won 17 of his last 20 matches against top-10 opponents, though all three of those defeats have come against Alcaraz.

But before turning his attention to the final, Sinner was keen to savour his statement win over Djokovic.

"I cannot believe it. It's a tournament I always watched when I was young on television, and I could never have imagined that I would play in a final here, it's amazing," Sinner said.

"From my side, I served very well today. I felt great on court. I was moving much better today and I think, especially in the third set, that he was a bit injured.

"He fell on the last couple of points in the quarter-finals and that's been a very difficult situation, but I tried to stay calm, tried to play my best tennis.

"Especially in the important moments, I felt like I was playing great. I'm very happy about the performance and we'll see what comes next in the final."

Since 1995, only five players have reached a final at all four grand slams, with Sinner following in the footsteps of Federer, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

"It's some good company! It shows that I'm growing as a player on all surfaces, which for me is even more important," Sinner said when asked about that stat.

"I struggled a lot. Five years ago, when I started on this surface, I couldn't really move very well. Now I'm moving much better.

"It's all part of the process. We'll just try to keep going, we try to always have a smile on our face, which is so important on this journey."