Taylor Fritz has named the biggest difference between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner ahead of their Wimbledon 2025 final showdown.
Alcaraz and Sinner – widely regarded as the two best tennis players on the planet – are set to lock horns at 4pm on Sunday in a battle for the trophy.
Italian world No.1 Sinner cruised past Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on Friday while Alcaraz beat Fritz to set up a repeat of their epic and long 2025 French Open final.
Speaking in his post-match press conference, Fritz was asked to name the key differences between Alcaraz and Sinner’s playing styles, with the American highlighting that the Spaniard’s game is more unpredictable.
‘Carlos Alcaraz is a little more unpredictable’
‘I’d say for me, it’s just different,’ Fritz said after his defeat in the last four to Alcaraz. ‘It’s different conditions.
‘I’d say I felt pretty comfortable from the ground with Jannik when we played in Turin.
‘I think Jannik typically has a bigger serve, so it’s tougher to get in on his return games.
‘For me, from the ground I think I had more success rallying and playing with Jannik because he plays a bit flatter, and it’s a little bit more predictable.
‘He’s unbelievable at what he does playing from the baseline. I think Carlos is a little more unpredictable with the slicing and the coming to net and the drop shots.
‘Carlos has a lot of different ways to play. I also think Carlos, one thing he does, when he whips his forehand cross, there’s a lot of movement away, which is difficult.
‘Jannik is more through the court, which for some people… Just depends who you’re playing.
‘For me personally, I’d rather probably deal with the flat one than the ball that’s working away from me.
‘They both generate a lot of just, like, raw power. But I think for me it’s a little more uncomfortable to play Carlos just because of the unpredictability of what he’s going to do.
‘I think I play a lot off of anticipation. You never know what Carlos might just hit like a short kicker and serve and volley on like a 15-30 or something like that, which I feel like if I’m playing Jannik, that’s something that’s probably not going to happen.’
‘We’re set for an amazing Wimbledon final’
Asked to predict who’ll win Wimbledon, Fritz was unable to pick just one of them, and says the match will be determined by the ‘big moments’.
‘Really tough for me to say with it just being on grass,’ Fritz added. ‘People are in for an amazing final.
‘Sinner is obviously super hungry after the French Open. Carlos going for the three in a row. I mean, that’s obviously a lot of motivation, and it’s a big deal.
‘Yeah, I don’t know. I think they bring out the best in each other. It’s going to come down to just, like, the big moments. It’s so tough to call it.’