​The top two seeds are set to clash in the Wimbledon gentlemen’s final on Sunday, July 12, as Jannik Sinner meets Alexander Zverev. Sinner, who sits atop the rankings, has surged through the tournament with clinical efficiency and is aiming to become the latest back-to-back champion, following in the footsteps of Carlos Alcaraz (2023, 2024) and Novak Djokovic (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022). Regardless of the final’s result on Sunday, Sinner will hold the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings. He sealed his spot in the championship round by defeating Djokovic in the semifinal—just as he did last year en route to beating Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon title.
The last time the top two seeds met in the men’s final was in 2023, when Alcaraz overcame Djokovic. If Zverev can prevail at the All-England Club, he would become only the seventh man ever to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. He would also pursue a historic Open Era record: the first player to win his first major trophy at one Grand Slam and then secure a second title at the next Grand Slam event. Sinner currently holds a commanding 10-4 lead in head-to-head meetings against Zverev, and he has defeated the German in each of their last nine battles.
The 2026 Wimbledon Championships began in London on June 29, drawing celebrities to witness the star-studded matchups. Among those spotted in the stands was the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, who appeared in Novak Djokovic’s box during Djokovic’s first-round encounter with China’s Yibing Wu on day one. The men’s Wimbledon final is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Eastern Time and 8 a.m. Pacific Time. The match will be broadcast on ESPN, with an Encore presentation on ABC. Viewers can stream the final via the ESPN app or through live TV services such as Fubo or Sling TV.
Since 2015, the champions at Wimbledon have included Sinner’s contemporaries and predecessors: 2015 Novak Djokovic, 2016 Andy Murray, 2017 Roger Federer, 2018 Novak Djokovic, 2019 Novak Djokovic, 2020 no competition held, 2021 Novak Djokovic, 2022 Novak Djokovic, 2023 Carlos Alcaraz, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz, 2025 Jannik Sinner. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports and provides the TV schedule and streaming options for watching the 2026 men’s Wimbledon final: Sinner versus Zverev, with an emphasis on accessibility and coverage across platforms.