Carlos Alcaraz recalled the Wimbledon final he lost to Jannik Sinner, a match where the Italian ended a five-match losing streak against the Spaniard. Alcaraz, 22, failed to defend the title he won in 2023 and 2024 and saw Sinner end his 20-match winning streak at the All England Club.

The rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner takes on new dimensions in this hardcourt swing after Sinner narrowed the gap in their head-to-head, which Alcaraz leads 8-5. The Spaniard had won the finals of the Rome Open and the French Open consecutively, saving three match points in the latter.

On grass courts and in the midst of the most notable streak of his career—more than two months without a loss and 24 consecutive wins—it seemed that Alcaraz was in an unbeatable position to win his sixth Grand Slam title.

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