Andrea Petkovic Calls Wimbledon Final Between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ‘a Dud’

Although the Jannik Sinner–Carlos Alcaraz Wimbledon final was not as intense as their French Open clash a month ago, it did not disappoint the watchers of the game. For over three hours, they toiled on Centre Court, fighting for each point.

But according to former player Andrea Petkovic, the final did not live up to the hype, at least in the first set, which Alcaraz won 6-4. After losing the first set, Sinner increased his intensity, and there was no looking back.

Similar to that of their French Open final, the Italian ace found himself serving for the match in the fourth set. But this time, he did not give Alcaraz any chance to make his comeback, emerging victorious with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 scoreline to become the first player ever from Italy to win at SW19.

According to Petkovic, both players were dealing with a lot of tension. She thinks Sinner was successful in shaking off the French Open drama and focusing on the match, but Alcaraz couldn’t. She wrote on Substack:

And yet, there it was, right in front of our eyes and it was kind of a … dud. At least for a set and half it was before Jannik Sinner found his form. This sounds ludicrous to say about two of the best players on the planet right now but they seemed to be tight. Nerves got to them. The pressure of repeating the drama of the French Open final was too much to bear.

Sinner still trails Alcaraz in the head-to-head matchups as he has won five of the 13 matches they have played against each other so far. It was Sinner’s first win over Alcaraz after five consecutive defeats.

This year, apart from the Wimbledon and the French Open finals, the two young rivals met in the final of the Italian Open, which the five-time Grand Slam champion won in straight sets. At Wimbledon, the 22-year-old played his seventh final of the season and was chasing his sixth title.

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