King Carlos returns to Wimbledon

The He was one of the great three In male tennis it is finished and amortized, it is true. But the fact is that, at least for the moment, it has been replaced by a It was Delbig 2 that, for practical purposes, It is not very different. Of 2003 a 2023 rNadal afael, Federer and Novak Djokovic They left very few cracks to the rest of the competitors. Since 2024 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner They have not left any to others.

We have been listening to and reading, right away, all the specialists and all the great historical names of sport that we are already in The Sinner-Alcaraz era and that your rivalry will be good for tennis. The final of the last Roland Garros endorses the veracity of the affirmation in the 'historical' sense, and in the sense immediate, that in that rivalry it carries At the moment Carlos Alcaraz And he arrives at this Wimbledon as a great favorite.

The numbers To describe the situation. Carlos Alcaraz He will play his first round match in Wimbledon Before the illustrious veteran – and also very strong and picturesque when he wants – Fabio Fognini Within a streak in which, for the moment, it carries 18 consecutive victories achieved on the land of Roland Garros y Roma and on the herb of Queen’s. If we add Montecarlo and the Godówe find four titles in five tournaments and 27 victories in 28 games.

Two of these triumphs have also been before Sinner And therefore, despite the fact that the Italian is currently The world number 1 and Alcaraz on 2, The favoritism on the grass of the All England Tennis Club is inverse to the ranking: Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beat in Wimbledon 2025. It is also the Defender of the titles of 2024 and 2023, by the way.

Time passes very fast and we have almost forgotten that in the first half of this season Jannik Sinner turned three months of sanction what covenantsomewhat controversial to other tennis players, with the world anti -doping agency for their positive with clostebol.

Before entering the dry dock, the Open the Australia. On his return, in the 1,000 masters of Romathe 'norm' was to comment that the months of ostracism They had not affected him Nothing and returned in full physical, technical and emotional conditions. This was endorsed by the 6-0 and 6-1 that endorsed in Rome a Ruud that came from winning in Madrid. But when he met Alcaraz He overcame him with work, but clearly (7-6, 6-1).

Roland Garros's final showed that, If both play at their maximum level, Carlos Alcaraz is willing to be superior. And that speaks of a status of forces different from the one that the ranking points out today.

Carlos Alcaraz, we say, is Wimbledon's two -time champion. When he does two years stepped on the herb of Queen’s for the first time – second in his career that stepped on the surface – he even evidenced difficulties displacement and balance. But it ended winning That tournament and the subsequent wimbledon.

Today the styles have unified: Wimbledon and Roland Garros's paintings are identical when in the 80s and 90s it was not uncommon than several in up to 30%with players who considered that their game did not adapt to one track or another. But Carlos Alcaraz can be said that what he does especially suitable To play in Wimbledon it is precisely that His style is based on creativity, in the ability to Find solutions and raise problems to your rivals. When playing in grass, where points can last few seconds although we are no longer in the times of old saque-volea, That characteristic is especially valuable.

But we are not saying that Carlos Alcaraz is invulnerable. We were talking about the Alcaraz crisis, defeated in semifinals Indian Wells and in his debut in Miamiwithout being able to take advantage of the absence of Sinner To cut it a difference while your celebrities'disconnections'They gave the concern about their solidity.

Today we know that There was no 'structural' problem: Simply that, as we know, it is very difficult for even numbers 1 to never have any weakness or stumbling. Both the tennis player and his team have known optimize means and resources To be at the highest level in the next key season phase, taking advantage of the experience of the problems suffered. Alcaraz's 'way' is, today, his 'way' of succeeding. And while it works, there is no reason to vary. But Indian Wells and Miami remember that problems can reappear.

Thus, it is inevitable to quote Carlos as the rival to beat this Wimbledon. It can be said that even Has the psychological battle to Sinner won at the moment because he has won him in the last two and important clashes, but we cannot forget that the Italian is the current number 1 And that position has won and keep it for something. In the past Wimbledon stayed in the quarter finals. In this, he has the challenge, and almost the demand, to overcome it. And it is within your reach. Carlos, champion in 2024, You cannot cut points If the Italian reaches or exceeds the rooms. Instead, he will lose points if he does not revalid the title.

The rest, the Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz, Jack Draper, Alexander Zverev and company are, for now, far. When they have not been synner or Alcaraz, they have shown good level and have given a show … but now they will be. Side mention, yes, for Novak Djokovic. He already has the 100 titles but has said he wants more and thinks quite long. The Los Angeles Games 2028 has mentioned … and is Djokovic, the last of the Three big. He will be 38 years old but knowing how to be when he wants to be, he knows the Serbian for a long time.