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When is Wimbledon final? Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev start time and how to watch 3%
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7/12/2026, 12:58:44 AM
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Jannik Sinner bids to defend his Wimbledon title against second seed Alexander Zverev as the newly crowned French Open champion attempts to win back-to-back grand slam titles.
World No 1 Sinner, 24, reached his second consecutive Wimbledon final by beating Novak Djokovic in straight-sets and is one win away from a fifth grand slam title in total.
Zverev, who ended the run of British wildcard Arthur Fery in the semi-finals, is through to his first Wimbledon final and is enjoying his best run of form of his career.
The 29-year-old German ended his long wait to win a grand slam title last month at the French Open and appears to have been released by finally winning a major title .
Sinner and Zverev previously contested the 2025 Australian Open final , with the Italian winning in straight sets, which is one of nine consecutive victories in their head-to-head.
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When is Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev?
The Wimbledon men’s final will begin from 4pm BST on Sunday 12 July.
How to watch Wimbledon on TV
In the UK, every match from Wimbledon will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with viewers able to access a stream from all 18 courts.
In the US, ESPN and Tennis Channel hold the rights.
11:30-13:00 - Live coverage - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
13:00-20:00 - Live coverage - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
01:50-02:50 - Today at Wimbledon - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Wimbledon order of play
Hanyu Guo (CHN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [10] v Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) [2]
Starts at 16:00: Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] v Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]
Tokito Oda (JPN) [1] v Alfie Hewett (GBR) [2]
Not Before 1:00pm: Jordan Lee (USA) v Cruz Hewitt (AUS)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) / Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev head-to-head
Jannik Sinner has won nine matches in a row against Alexander Zverev and has not dropped a set against the German in his last six victories against him.
Before Sinner’s winning streak, Zverev had won four of their first five matches, including twice at the US Open.
Sinner won 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 in a one-sided Australian Open final in 2025, for what was his third grand slam victory.
This will be their first meeting on grass.
Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-2 to win the Madrid Open in their last meeting ( Getty )
Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev’s route to final
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic 46 63 67(6) 62 63 (3:30)
2nd round: Nuno Borges 76(4) 76(2) 64 (2:32)
3rd round: Jenson Brooksby 64 63 64 (2:14)
Round of 16: (Q) Shintaro Mochizuki 63 76(0) 63 (2:25)
Quarter-finals: Jan-Lennard Struff 75 76 63 (2:35)
Semi-finals: No 7 Novak Djokovic 64 64 64 (2:13)
Time on court: 15:39
1st round: Alexander Blockx 64 67(8) 76(5) 76(0) (2:55)
2nd round: Valentin Royer 61 63 76(3) (2:04)
3rd round: Marcos Giron 62 76(4) 64 (2:34)
Round of 16: No.
13 Jiri Lehecka 64 75 36 76(6) (3:22)
Quarter-finals: No.
6 Taylor Fritz 64 64 62 (1:59)
Semi-finals: (WC) Arthur Fery 76(0) 62 64
Time on court: 15:08
What has Jannik Sinner said about Alexander Zverev?
“We saw how aggressive he's playing, serving very big.
He is a tough player to play against.
He was before but now even more because of this confidence he has.
When you start to win a lot of matches and don't lose a lot, it shows that he is playing incredible tennis.
His confidence is good.
He's very relaxed on court at the moment.
But it's going to be very, very tough, very different than all the other matches we have played.”
What has Alexander Zverev said ahead of Wimbledon final?
“Once you win a major you know how to do it and you feel like you can do it again.
You have this feeling inside of you.
The second thing, I feel like I worked on my game a lot.
I feel like my game has improved.
Sometimes in sports it's as simple as that.
You can talk about mental stuff, you can talk about certain situations, coaching changes, whatever.
But if you improve as a player and you make the decision as a player to improve, you're going to do better in tournaments.”
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