Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon

It's a bit breezy on Centre Court today

If you don't cling on to your panama hat, it might be whipped off your head and end up on the grass.

With serve being so key for both players, I wonder if the wind will have an impact on either man in that crucial area.

John McEnroe
Three-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC One

We were really worried after the French Open, when we saw him cramp up and not even able to basically finish the match. And then he came out first round to defend his title and he looked shaky. He was down two sets to one and you thought 'oh my god, it's a hangover-effect', because he made the decision not to play any tournaments [in the build up], so he wasn't ready for the movement and the nuances of the grass.

But the good news for him is that as matches have gone on, second and third round a little bit better, then it all came together beautifully against Djokovic, where he was dominating really. He has got to be feeling good about it. That was the first time for me I thought, 'oh yeah, that is the guy who has been dominating this sport and that is the guy before this who had beaten Zverev nine times in a row'.

Former Grand Slam doubles champion Jamie Murray takes a look at what Alexander Zverev needs to do well if he is to beat world number one Jannik Sinner in today's Wimbledon final.

Former Wimbledon doubles champion Todd Woodbridge analyses the strengths of Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev before today's men's singles final.

Will this be decided by their serve quality?

Tim Henman
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

It is incredible the way these years and seasons unfold. Going into Roland Garros, Sinner was unbeatable. It felt like Sinner against the field.

With these match-ups, there are no scripts. You don't know what is going to happen and that is why we watch. For Sinner to be up two sets to one and 5-1 in that third set and lose was a shock to everyone. It did dent Sinner's aura a little bit.

When I reflect on him getting through to the final, I think it emphasises how good he is that he hasn't actually played his best tennis, but he is back in another Grand Slam final.

Zverev, at the other end of the court, had never been past a fourth round at Wimbledon. I don't think he had the confidence, belief or ability on grass prior to this year. But I think the success he has had in Paris has changed his mindset, his confidence and the way he has been serving and playing has been very impressive to watch.

He has gone away in the past nine months and there has been a complete transformation in his game. He has become so much more aggressive from the back of the court, instead of hitting and retreating, he is stepping up. He will have to do the same if he is going to make an impact on Sinner.

A quite incredible statistic before today's final is that no male player born in the 1990s has won the Wimbledon men's singles title.

Multiple champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were all 1980s kids, with Lleyton Hewitt's title also added to their respective tallies, while Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were born in the 2000s.

Will Alexander Zverev break the 1990s' duck?

Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on Wimbledon Daily on BBC Radio 5 Live

The head-to-head has been so one way towards Sinner of late, and Zverev has been struggling to even get games. But the serving power of Zverev, it's got to keep him in this match and certainly to start off with.

I thought it was a bit of a nervy start against Arthur Fery. Where he had everything to lose, to come up against Arthur Fery in the semi-final of Wimbledon when you're trying to get to your first Wimbledon final is, no disrespect to Arthur who's got a good career ahead of him, but that's a great draw, really. He's an experienced player and it was a bit of a nervous start and his serve really kept him in it. That's what he does. His serving is phenomenal.

It may not be the most exciting match, there might be a lot of aces, but there's going to be a lot of tension because I'd be very surprised if there wasn't two or three tie-breakers in there, and Zverev is the tie-break king. Not that Sinner is not, but Zverev is so good in the tie-breaker.

So that's his job - hold serve, pound down some aces, get into the tie-break. Obviously you can try to break, but he gets into a tie-break, as we know in tie-breakers, anything can happen.

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This is the 15th meeting for Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev and their fifth at a Grand Slam.

Defending champion Sinner is on a nine-match winning streak against the German and has won 10 of their previous meetings. Zverev's most recent victory against today's opponent was at the 2023 US Open at the last-16 stage.

Zverev can take comfort from the fact it is two wins each when they've faced each other in Grand Slams.

But their only only previous meeting at a major tournament final was won by Sinner when he claimed the Australian Open in 2025.

Sinner and Zverev become the 50th pair of players in history to contest a men’s singles match at all four Grand Slam tournaments.

If today's men's final produces anything like the drama and the emotion of yesterday's women's final, we'll be in for a treat.

Linda Noskova appeared to be cruising towards a dominant victory but missed five championship points in the second set and was taken into a decider by Karolina Muchova.

Noskova, 21, recovered from that setback to clinch her first Grand Slam title.

In an emotional post-match interview on court, Noskova blew a kiss to the sky in memory of her late mother, who died two years ago.

In a special episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Wimbledon Daily podcast, BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller sits down with BBC TV's lead commentator for the past 23 years, Andrew Castle.

Andrew speaks about the top five favourite men's singles finals that he's commentated on, listening back to his commentary from each one and reminiscing on his Wimbledon memories.

He also discusses how this year's final between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will be his last working for the BBC.

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon

Up in the players' area, the Prince and Princess of Wales are meeting and greeting some of the stars and unsung heroes of this year's championships.

Among them is surprise men's semi-finalist Arthur Fery.

The British wildcard's incredible run has been one of the stories of the fortnight and was just one more win away from playing again today - on his 24th birthday.

Losing to Alexander Zverev denied him that opportunity, but perhaps the second best thing is being able to meet British royalty on the Wimbledon lawn.

Fery even gets a birthday card from Catherine. Bet he can't wait to open it and see if there is a tenner tucked inside...

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Plenty of stars on show at Wimbledon today, as you might expect.

Actors Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Ben Stiller and Rami Malek are all in attendance on Centre Court, as is singer-songwriter Raye.

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This is set to be the ninth completely dry year at Wimbledon. The most recent before this year was in 2019.

Umbrellas have been used to shield from the sun, rather than the rain, in 2026.

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Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on Wimbledon Daily on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think Sinner has struggled through the tournament a little bit. He said he's finding his way, he decided not to play a lead-in tournament and the first match, first round, he was in a bit of trouble. Two sets to one down and found a way and that's what you've got to do. You've got to find your way through and be tough.

The forehand was inconsistent. He has a quite extreme grip that it's hard to co-ordinate, takes a little while to co-ordinate on a grass court when the ball is skidding faster and lower than normal, but he's found his way. When he came to the semi-final, he just found his range.

Now I don't think the temperature is going to affect him because the rallies are going to be short. There's going to be a lot of big serves and unreturned balls. So there's not going to be long, hard rallies that'll get him tired. I think he's trying to come up with a solution. I don't think he was feeling particularly well when he just completely collapsed at the French Open. I'm sure he's feeling a lot better.

So I don't see that happening. The points are short, so there's not going to be loads of running all over the place, so I don't think that's going to affect him in this [final].