A brilliant day of tennis ends with a very exciting prospect for the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will face the world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court in what will be a spectacle of world-class tennis.

Friday all started with a brilliant battle between Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz. The American was hoping to become the first US man to reach a Wimbledon final since 2009 but ultimately couldn’t find a way past Alcaraz, who is arguably the best player on grass at the moment.

The Spaniard eventually won 6-5, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 after almost three hours of play.

It means Alcaraz’s hunt for a third straight Wimbledon title is still on, but if anyone can beat him, it’s probably Sinner.

The 23-year-old went toe-to-toe with 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic later on Friday but, in truth, it was a mismatch on court.

The Italian looked far superior in almost every aspect with the Serb struggling to match his opponent’s physicality.

The semifinal was wrapped up after less than two hours, with Sinner winning in straight sets – 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

It means this year’s Wimbledon final will be a repeat of the Roland Garros final earlier this year, which many consider one of the greatest matches in the sport’s history.

Alcaraz won on that occasion and is maybe the slight favorite to do so again on Sunday.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets Friday, setting up a tasty matchup for Sunday’s final in London.

Sinner will next take on No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion who defeated Taylor Fritz earlier on Friday.

Against Djokovic, Sinner dominated the first two sets before falling behind a break early in the third. But the Italian rallied to break Djokovic twice more and close out the victory.

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Jannik Sinner has come a long way on grass to reach his first Wimbledon final.

It was a surface the Italian had struggled to master but he has shown massive improvements over the last two or three years.

Against Djokovic on Friday, his movement around the grass court looked particularly nimble, not something usually associated with Sinner on this surface.

“When I was young and I watched Wimbledon, I would never have imagined I would play here in the final,” Sinner said. “I know how much work me and my team put in. My dad and brother arrived, which makes it even more special.”

After reaching the final, Sinner was told in his on court interview that he is the fifth man since 1995 to reach the final of all four grand slams after Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

“Not bad company,” Sinner said to laughs from the crowd. “It shows I’m growing as player on all surfaces, which is important.

“I struggled a lot five years ago on this surface, I couldn’t really move very well. Now I’m moving much better. It’s all part of the process, I’m very happy. Me and my team are working every day with purpose so it means a lot to me to achieve this kind of thing.”

Jannik Sinner will play Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The world No. 1 holds his serve to beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets – 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

Novak Djokovic manages to hold serve but it’s only delaying the inevitable.

He looks a beaten man out there, physically more than anything else as he continues to move gingerly and has given up on chasing down a few balls.

Credit to him for hanging in there though; Sinner had two match points in that game but Djokovic continues to fight out on Centre Court.

There has been a gulf in quality between these two players today as Sinner serves for a place in the final at 5-4.

A fantastic start to that game for Djokovic who smashed a winner down the line.

But Sinner then gets behind his serve and holds with relative ease. Sinner is now one game away from booking his place in Sunday’s Wimbledon final.

Has Djokovic got anything left to give?

This could be the beginning of the end for Novak Djokovic, whose serve is broken once again as Jannik Sinner takes the lead for the first time in this third set.

From being just a point away from going 4-0 up, Djokovic now finds himself 4-3 down.

Djokovic has missed some easy shots but he is also starting to move a little gingerly, at one point even uncharacteristically giving up on a ball.

It looked for all the world that Djokovic was on his way to winning this set, but now it’s anyone’s guess.

Sinner holds his serve with ease to level the scores at 3-3 in the third.

All of a sudden Djokovic doesn’t look quite as comfortable out there.

And just like that, the momentum has turned again on Centre Court.

Novak Djokovic missed an easy volley at 15-15 – it looks as though he may have been blinded by the sun – to open the door for Sinner.

In truth, the Italian just had to wait for the Djokovic errors in that game. A strange dip in concentration from the 24-time grand slam champion.

Sinner to serve at 2-3.

Djokovic started this game with a skip in his step, producing two well-crafted shots to race into a 30-0 lead.

He then worked up a break point but Sinner managed to keep his calm to bring himself back into the game.

The Italian wrapped up his service game after Djokovic returned a powerful serve long but the Serb is still very much in control and leads by 3-1.

All of a sudden, Novak Djokovic is brimming with confidence.

The Serb shows a delightfully deft touch at the net as he slides in to put away a Jannik Sinner drop shot.

He holds serve with ease to open up a 3-0 lead in this third set.

Well, I didn’t see that coming.

Sinner looked to be in control of that game but produced some wayward shots to hand Djokovic a chance to break.

The Serb didn’t need to be asked twice and is now 2-0 up in the third set.

The crowd are right behind him.

The trainer clearly worked his magic on Novak Djokovic during that medical timeout, as the Serb holds serve to love to begin the third set.

It will take something truly special from Djokovic now to turn this around.

Much was made of Djokovic’s injury ahead of this semifinal.

The 38-year-old slipped awkwardly at the end of his quarterfinal win and whatever damage was done has clearly not properly healed.

A trainer is tending to his leg right now and Djokovic is clearly in some discomfort.

He’s continuing on into the third set here.

Djokovic went 15-0 up in that game and looked to be in control of the next point before Sinner produced a wonderful backhand that the Serbian was unable to return.

The 38-year-old let out a small smile, as if to acknowledge the quality of his opponent.

Sinner then served out the set, and is now just one set away from the final.

It just feels like a matter of time – and the trainers are taking a look at Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic is still in this set – just!

He saves a break and set point in that service game that was set up by a crushing forehand winner down the line from Jannik Sinner.

There were five deuces in that lengthy game as Djokovic’s serve continues to keep him within touching distance of Sinner in this match.

Sinner serving for the set at 5-3.

One fan behind the Royal Box is trying his best to rally the crowd behind Djokovic, starting chants of “Novak, Novak” but his hero is struggling to make much of a dent in Sinner’s serve.

The Italian moves 5-2 clear after his opponent crashes a forehand into the net and is a game from taking the second set.

Novak Djokovic will be feeling a lot better after that quick hold of serve, hammering down an ace to close the gap to 4-2 in the second set.

The heat has died down a bit now on Centre Court with three quarters of the stands now in much-welcome shade.

On court it’s very much business as usual in this match, with Sinner producing an array of brilliant shots to keep ahead.

He makes it 4-1 with a 123 mph ace out wide.

Novak Djokovic crushes a forehand – the shot he has struggled with most today – to finally get on the score board in this set.

The crowd gives him an extra loud ovation as they attempt to lift Djokovic out of this difficult spell.