Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz – 15 amazing facts and stats ahead of the Wimbledon final

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will stage a rematch of their 2023 Wimbledon final when they meet at the All England Club once again on Sunday.

Alcaraz stunned the tennis world when he ended Djokovic’s amazing winning run at Wimbledon with a win in a five-set final last year.

Now the ITF have served up some compelling facts and statistics ahead of another clash that will bring the sporting world to a halt.

1. Novak Djokovic is bidding to win his 25th Grand Slam title and claim sole ownership of the all-time record for most Grand Slam singles titles, ahead of Margaret Court.

2. Victory for Djokovic would also see him equal Roger Federer’s all-time record of 8 Wimbledon men’s singles titles (and just the 4th player in history to win 8 or more singles titles at Wimbledon, after Federer, Martina Navratilova and Helen Wills Moody) and see him become the first player in history to win 8 or more singles titles at 2 different Grand Slam events.

3. Carlos Alcaraz is bidding to win his 4th Grand Slam title in his 4th Grand Slam final and become just the 8th player in history to win his first 4 Grand Slam men’s singles finals – and the 2nd in the Open Era after Federer, who won the first 7 Grand Slam finals he contested.

4. Victory for Alcaraz would also see him become the 9th man in the Open Era to retain the Wimbledon title, the 6th man in the Open Era to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year and the 2nd Spanish man in history to win multiple Wimbledon titles.

5. This is the 4th Wimbledon men’s singles final in the Open Era between the No. 2 seed and the No. 3 seed – after 1989 (when No. 3 Boris Becker defeated No. 2 Stefan Edberg), 1990 (when No. 3 Edberg defeated No. 2 Becker) and 1995 (when No. 2 Pete Sampras defeated No. 3 Becker).

6. This is the 10th Grand Slam men’s singles final in the Open Era between the No. 2 seed and the No. 3 seed. In the previous 9 meetings, the No. 2 seed has won on 5 occasions and the No. 3 seed has won on 4 occasions.

7. With Djokovic and Alcaraz reaching the final at Wimbledon for the 2nd straight year, they have become the 9th pair of players in the Open Era to contest multiple Wimbledon men’s singles finals.

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8. It is also the first time that the same pair of players have contested the Wimbledon men’s singles final in consecutive years since 2014-15, when Djokovic defeated Federer in back-to-back finals.

9. With Djokovic (37 years 53 days) and Alcaraz (21 years 70 days) contesting the final at Wimbledon for the 2nd straight year, this match represents the joint-3rd largest age gap between players in a Grand Slam men’s singles final in the Open Era – behind the 2 Grand Slam finals between Jimmy Connors and Ken Rosewall at Wimbledon and the US Open in 1974.

10. Djokovic is bidding to become the oldest man in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon title and the first player in the Open Era to win multiple Wimbledon titles after turning 35. He has become the first man in the Open Era to reach 3 finals at Wimbledon after turning 35 and is one of 3 men in the Open Era to have reached the Wimbledon final aged 35 or older – alongside Federer and Rosewall, who both reached 2 finals at Wimbledon after turning 35.

11. Djokovic is also bidding to win his 5th Grand Slam title since turning 35 and extend his Open Era record for most Grand Slam singles titles won aged 35 or older. He claimed sole ownership of the record, ahead of Federer and Rosewall, by winning the title at the US Open last year.

12. By contrast, Alcaraz is bidding to become the 3rd player in the Open Era to win multiple Wimbledon men’s singles titles aged 21 or under – after Becker and Bjorn Borg. He is also bidding to win his 4th Grand Slam title and equal the Open Era record for most Grand Slam men’s singles titles won aged 21 or under, which is jointly held by Becker, Borg and Mats Wilander.

13. By reaching his 37th Grand Slam final, Djokovic has extended his all-time records for most Grand Slam men’s singles finals reached and most Grand Slam singles finals reached among men and women.

14. By reaching his 2nd Wimbledon final, Alcaraz has become the 4th active player to reach the Wimbledon men’s singles final on multiple occasions. Last year, Alcaraz became the 43rd man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final.

15. By reaching his 4th Grand Slam final, Alcaraz has equalled Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka in 5th place on the list for most Grand Slam men’s singles final appearances among active players.