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07/12 07:31 CDT Wimbledon final features defending champion Jannik Sinner vs.
French Open winner Alexander Zverev
Wimbledon final features defending champion Jannik Sinner vs. French Open
winner Alexander Zverev
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP) --- It's a matchup of the top two seeds as defending champion
Jannik Sinner plays French Open winner Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final
on Sunday.
The top-ranked Sinner is looking to bounce back from his meltdown at Roland
Garros and claim his fifth Grand Slam title.
Zverev, who is ranked third but seeded second, is attempting to become the
first man in the professional era (since 1968) to win his second major title at
the next event immediately after his first.
Sinner has won his last nine meetings with Zverev and 14 straight sets against
the German.
Sinner was eliminated in stunning fashion in the second round of the French
Open, when he wilted in a Paris heat wave.
Zverev's previous best performance at Wimbledon was reaching the fourth round
three times.
Clear skies and a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) were
forecast for the 4 p.m. (11 a.m. ET; 1500 GMT) start on Centre Court.
Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova in an all-Czech women's final on Saturday
for her first Grand Slam title.
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