Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner will take their simmering rivalry at the top of the men's game to Wimbledon, where the two young guns will look to prolong seven-times winner Novak Djokovic's trophy drought in 2024.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon Preview - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 27, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during a practice session on centre court with Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Paul ChildsDefending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner will take their simmering rivalry at the top of the men's game to Wimbledon, where the two young guns will look to prolong seven-times winner Novak Djokovic's trophy drought in 2024.
With Roger Federer retired and Rafa Nadal skipping Wimbledon to focus on next month's Paris Olympics, the potential pullout of Djokovic would ensure the first Wimbledon without any of the Big Three since 1998."I don't feel more pressure about playing a tournament that not one of the Big Three is playing in," Alcaraz said last week before Djokovic arrived in London on Sunday to give fans hope.
The Spaniard will join Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic if he claims back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles, a rare feat dubbed the"Channel Slam" in reference to the English Channel separating France and Britain.
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