The final stage of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships is set. Novak Djokovic is looking to defend his gentlemen’s singles title, but he’ll have to get past Carlos Alcaraz, who entered the competition as the No. 1 seed in the gentlemen’s draw. This will be a rematch from the French Open semifinals when Djokovic came out victorious in four sets.
On the women’s side, No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur will take on unseeded Markéta Vondroušová in the final as both are seeking their first Grand Slam trophy.
Djokovic, the No. 2 seed, is working on making it three-for-three at Grand Slam events this year after winning the Australian Open and the French Open.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion has added more achievements to his already impressive resume at Wimbledon. With his second-round victory against Jordan Thompson, Djokovic became one of only three players in tennis history with 350 wins in Grand Slam singles matches — joining Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal.
After taking down No. 7 Andrey Rublev in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, Djokovic reached a major semifinal for the 46th time in his career, tying Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record.
While the favorites on the gentlemen’s side are still competing, that is not the case in the ladies’ competition. Iga Swiatek, the No. 1 seed on the ladies’s side, fell at the hands of unseeded Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 in Tuesday’s quarterfinal matchup. Swiatek had arrived to Wimbledon fresh off winning the 2023 French Open.
Last year’s winner Elena Rybakina, the No. 3 seed, was eliminated by Jabeur during the quarterfinals. Jabeur then took care of business against No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal round, officially punching a ticket to her second consecutive Wimbledon final. This will be her third Grand Slam final — she also reached the US Open final in 2022 — but the 28-year-old is still chasing her first trophy.
One of the biggest surprises this year has been Vondroušová, who will be battling Jabeur for the trophy. Vondroušová is now the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon final. She earned the opportunity after taking down Svitolina with a 6-3, 6-3 result in just an hour and 14 minutes during Thursday’s semifinals. Vondroušová won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but injuries have held her back. She missed the majority of last season because of wrist surgery.
This year’s Wimbledon has had headlines that are not all about the game. The All England Club increased security after protesters had been disrupting other events in England, however, two climate protesters still managed to interrupt the first-round match between Sho Shimabukuro and Grigor Dimitrov. Two people were arrested after they threw orange-colored confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces onto Court 18.
A notable absence from this year’s tournament is Nick Kyrgios, who played Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last year. He announced on July 2 that he was withdrawing from this year’s tournament due to a torn ligament in his wrist.
“I tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didn’t have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon,” Kyrgios wrote on an Instagram story.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
How to watch the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Date: July 3-16
Location: London, England
TV: ESPN, Tennis Channel | Live Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
Gentlemen’s final matchup
- No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 2 Novak Djokovic — Sunday, July 16
Gentlemen’s semifinals matchups
- No. 2 Novak Djokovic def. No. 8 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
- No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Ladies’ final matchup
- No. 6 Ons Jabeur vs. Markéta Vondroušová — Saturday, July 15
Ladies’ semifinals results
- No. 6 Ons Jabeur def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3
- Markéta Vondroušová def. Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3
Men’s seeds
1. Carlos Alacaraz
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Casper Ruud
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Holger Rune
7. Andrey Rublev
8. Jannik Sinner
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Frances Tiafoe
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime
12. Cameron Norrie
13. Borna Coric
14. Lorenzo Musetti
15. Alex de Minaur
16. Tommy Paul
17. Hubert Hurkacz
18. Francisco Cerundolo
19. Alexander Zverev
20. Roberto Bautista Agut
21. Grigor Dimitrov
22. Sebastian Korda
23. Alexander Bublik
24. Yoshi Nishioka
25. Nicolas Jarry
26. Denis Shapovalov
27. Daniel Evans
28. Tallon Griekspoor
29. Thomas Martin Etcheverry
30. Nick Kyrgios
31. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
32. Ben Shelton
Women’s seeds
1. Iga Świątek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Coco Gauff
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Petra Kvitová
10. Barbora Krejčíková
11. Daria Kasatkina
12. Veronika Kudermetova
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia
14. Belinda Bencic
15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Karolína Muchová
17. Jeļena Ostapenko
18. Karolína Plíšková
19. Victoria Azarenka
20. Donna Vekić
21. Ekaterina Alexandrova
22. Anastasia Potapova
23. Magda Linette
24. Zheng Qinwen
25. Madison Keys
26. Anhelina Kalinina
27. Bernarda Pera
28. Elise Mertens
29. Irina-Camelia Begu
30. Petra Martić
31. Mayar Sherif
32. Marie Bouzkova
