Zverev (two sets dropped, No. 2) faces Sinner (two sets dropped, No. 1) in a Wimbledon final that pits the tour's best server against its best returner. The player who wins the first-serve point battle has won every one of their six meetings.
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Alexander Zverev has dropped two sets in six matches. He has risen to No. 2 in the rankings. His serve is landing at high percentages, his groundstrokes are flattening out under pressure, and he has won 14 of his last 16 tiebreaks.
Standing across the net on Sunday will be Jannik Sinner. The world No. 1 has also lost two sets on the way to the final. His return game has been the tournament's best – he has broken serve 28 times, more than any other man in the draw.
The two have split their last six meetings. Sinner won their most recent match, a four-setter at the French Open, by breaking Zverev's serve in the third and fourth sets after dropping the second. Zverev won the one before that, in Cincinnati, by holding serve through three tiebreaks.
This final pits the tour's best server (Zverev leads all men in first-serve points won on grass this season) against its best returner (Sinner leads in return points won on grass). That matchup has decided every one of their previous meetings: the player who won the first-serve point battle won the match each time.
Zverev said after his semifinal win that Sinner is "the best player in the world right now." Sinner said Zverev is "serving better than anyone on tour." Both statements are true. The match will come down to which statement breaks first.
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