Jannik Sinner’s victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon men’s final earned a 31 percent increase over last year’s title match, after the semifinals were the most-watched since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met for the final time in 2019.

Jannik Sinner joined some rare company with his four-set win over Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.

The budding rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz bears an uncanny resemblance to the early days of the Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal rivalry.