Roger Federer has revealed who he thinks will win the Wimbledon 2025 men’s singles final ahead of Carlos Alcaraz’s clash with Jannik Sinner.
Spanish world No.2 Alcaraz, 22, is arguably the bigger favourite for Sunday’s showdown, clinching the trophy for the last two years in a row.
But Italian world No.1 Sinner, 23, certainly cannot be discounted having played some of his best tennis at this year’s Championships, with a dominant victory over Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on Friday.
Alcaraz is looking to land a sixth Grand Slam title and complete a Channel Slam for the second successive year after beating Sinner in the French Open final earlier this summer.
Sinner, who faced a three-month ban earlier this year, has reached the Wimbledon final for the first time as he looks to get revenge for that epic five-set Roland-Garros battle and register his fourth major trophy.
Swiss legend Federer, who holds the record for the most Wimbledon titles with eight triumphs at the All England Club, recently took part in a Rolex event in London – which featured a Q&A session with an audience.
Federer tips Alcaraz to win Wimbledon again
According to Women’s Wear Daily, Federer was asked about who he thought would win the Wimbledon men’s singles title and said that Alcaraz was ‘slightly favoured’ over Sinner.
Federer doesn’t seem to rate Sinner’s chances, given he also told Sport Klub that he thought Djokovic would beat the Italian in the last four.
Jamie Murray makes Wimbledon final prediction
Jamie Murray, meanwhile, speaking exclusively to Metro, also believes that Alcaraz will come out on top at this year’s Championships.
‘The longer Alcaraz goes in the tournament, the harder it becomes to beat him,’ the British doubles specialist said.
‘It doesn’t feel like grass is Sinner’s best surface… It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out but I can’t look past Alcaraz.
‘He tends to turn up in the big matches. I don’t see him getting to the final and laying an egg. His level and his ceiling is so high.
‘Alcaraz is the man to beat. He’s got more of an edge over Sinner than he’d have on a hard or clay court.’
Meanwhile, Murray is adamant that Sinner was incredibly fortunate not to crash out in the last 16 to Grigor Dimitrov.
Sinner was losing by two sets – but was handed a walkover win after his opponent was dramatically forced to retire from the match due to injury.
‘He got very lucky, yeah,’ Murray added. ‘Two sets down and 2-2 in the third and the guy tears his pec muscle, which is a random injury to get.
‘Sinner was struggling, not playing his best tennis, Dimitrov was playing well and was controlling the match.
‘Sinner will be counting his lucky stars he’s still in the tournament and has a chance to win Wimbledon.’
