Alcaraz vs. Djokovic: date, time and channel of the final of Wimbledon 2023

Reigning champion Novak Djokovic qualified for his ninth Wimbledon final, and 35th Grand Slam final, on Friday by easily eliminating Italian Jannik Sinner, 15 years his junior, in the semifinals 6-3, 6- 4 and 7-6 (7/4).

The Serbian, who seeks to lift the London trophy for the eighth time, equaling the record of the already retired Roger Federer, beat the world number eight in two hours and 46 minutes and will play the final against the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz.

The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, number one in the world, qualified on Friday for his first Wimbledon final, where on Sunday he will face the defending champion, Novak Djokovic, who seeks to continue making history for the title.

In a heart-stopping semifinal with the track covered due to the rain, the 20-year-old from Murcia defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev, third racket in the ATP, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 50 minutes.

When do they play, Alcaraz vs. Djokovic?

The duel for the 2023 Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovi and Carlos Alcaraz will be held this Sunday, July 16, at the SoFi Stadium.

Schedules, Alcaraz vs. Djokovic

The match between Novak Djokovi and Carlos Alcaraz does not yet have an official schedule, however, it is expected that it will be confirmed in the next few hours.

channels to watch Alcaraz vs. Djokovic

The match between Novak Djokovi and Carlos Alcaraz for the 2023 Wimbledon final will be broadcast on the Movistar, ESPN and STAR Plus channels. Also, you can follow the minute by minute on the DT El Comercio website.

Going back to ‘Nole’, the 21-year-old Sinner had already faced Djokovic at Wimbledon last year, where he beat him two sets in the quarterfinals before the Serbian made an impressive comeback.

This year the Italian had assured that he felt more confident with his game and stated that it would be “a different match” because both tennis players now know each other better.

But Center Court at the All England Club saw a one-way match, with the Italian, despite starting out attacking with a lot of energy, soon found himself struggling to keep his head above water.

Sinner collided with the wall erected by the Serbian, number two in the world at 36 years of age, who insistently returned all the blows until his adversary was doomed to failure.

From the second game the Italian chained several unforced errors and suffered his first break.

Sinner tried everything to recover, pick up the pace with quick forehands, overwhelm the Serb’s defense with impossible angles, subtract deep and surprise with his passing.

But although on some occasions he pushed Djokovic into error, he always responded by being present at the key points and scored the first set in just 40 minutes.

In the second round, the pressure from the Serbian, a double fault and two forced errors once again sentenced the Italian to a break.

Despite receiving a “hindrance” penalty in the fourth game for shouting too loudly and, shortly after, a referee’s warning for exceeding 25 seconds to serve, a visibly irritated Djokovic did not lose. stability or service.

“That could have changed the course of the match, I felt very nervous after the referee’s warning but I managed to control it,” he admitted after the champion.

Neither in the sixth game, when Sinner took him off the court with a wide right hand before finishing off with a volley, did the Serb lose concentration, who scored the second set in 59 minutes.

In the third game of the third set, the Italian saved three break points, began to defend better and attack more.

But he failed to take advantage of two break points in the tenth game to take the third set and ended in a tie-break sentenced by the experience of the Serb.

“The third set could have been for him, he missed some shots and allowed me to go to the tiebreaker,” the Serb said later, considering that Sinner “showed why he is one of the leaders of the next generation” of tennis players.

The Serbian assured that he “would like to believe” that his 36-year-old is playing his best tennis.

“I prefer not to look at age as a deciding factor,” he said, “36 is the new 26.” “I feel very motivated and inspired to play the tennis that I love”… “as long as I can”.