The case for Jannik Sinner
The world number one is once again in the final at the "All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club" after his Wimbledon victory last year.
Last year, the Italian prevailed over Carlos Alcaraz with 4:6, 6:4, 6:4, and 6:4 – his second grass-court title already, following Halle in 2024.
Zverev still without a grass-court title
Zverev, on the other hand, is still awaiting his first triumph at a grass-court tournament: in 2016 and 2017, the Hamburg native had to admit defeat in the Halle final, and last year he lost to Taylor Fritz in the Stuttgart final.
He has also not managed to secure a title in doubles in the past: with brother Mischa, he lost to Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) in the Halle doubles final in both 2017 and 2018.
Furthermore, the head-to-head record also favors Sinner: in 14 encounters, the South Tyrolean has won no less than ten times.
The most recent four matches against each other in the calendar year 2026 have also all gone to the world number one.
Already five tournament victories in 2026
Sinner also already has five tournament victories to his name this year; only at Roland Garros did the tennis superstar's annual record suffer a minor setback with a health-related second-round exit.
In London, however, the South Tyrolean is once again demonstrating his old strength: with the exception of the first-round match against Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB), Sinner has always progressed in three sets.
The ATP world number one shows no real weaknesses; Sinner only occasionally struggles with flat slice shots – something that is not part of Zverev's repertoire, however.
The case for Alexander Zverev
The last encounter between the two in the Madrid final, however, was already over two months ago – but in the meantime, Zverev has had a breakthrough.
At the French Open, the 29-year-old secured his long-awaited maiden Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Italian Flavio Cobolli.
Form and confidence speak for Zverev
Since then, the German has been on cloud nine and is arguably playing the best tennis of his career. His form and confidence certainly speak for Zverev.
In Halle, the German reached the semi-finals before the tournament on the "hallowed turf", where he was ultimately stopped by American Taylor Fritz.
Like Sinner, the world number three has not shown any weaknesses at Wimbledon so far.
The German only had to "work overtime" in four sets in the first round against Belgian Alexander Blockx and in the round of 16 against Jiri Lehecka (CZE). In the semi-finals, he left local hero Arthur Fery no chance with 7:6 (0), 6:2, and 6:4.
Serve as a weapon
On final day, Zverev must focus on his strengths. His first serve is a force; in the semi-finals, he had a first-service percentage of 72 percent – achieving no less than nine aces.
Furthermore, his second serve is also a weapon, as the Hamburg native wins 82 percent of points on his second serve.
Zverev's backhand will also be important, which is among the best on the entire ATP Tour.
