Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner, for the Wimbledon final: another chapter of the new world tennis classic, minute by minute.

The Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner this afternoon already has the hallmarks of a new classic in world tennis. Following the recent Roland Garros final in June and the Murcia native's epic five-set victory after coming from two down, the duel between the 22-year-old Spaniard and the nearly 24-year-old Italian promises many legendary battles to come. The match begins at 12 noon Argentine time and is broadcast on ESPN2.

Despite their youth, both tennis players add another chapter to this new classic, in which they face each other for the thirteenth time, emulating the recent battles between Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic or the more distant ones between the legendary Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe .

"I hope we do a lot of things over the next five or ten years, so that our rivalry is like that of those players," the Spaniard said after reaching the final on Friday.

Alcaraz appears to have a psychological advantage over his Italian rival, having won eight of his twelve duels against Sinner, with the Italian winning four.

Furthermore, Alcaraz already knows what it's like to win at Wimbledon, having taken the title in the last two editions, while Sinner is playing his first final in London and must be recovering emotionally from the blow he suffered against the Spaniard in the final of the Parisian Grand Slam.

"He (Sinner) learns from every defeat, like a great champion. He'll be better physically and mentally; he'll be ready on Sunday to give 100 percent, so I don't think I have a mental advantage after that match," Alcaraz said after reaching the final, trying to dampen the euphoria.

The Spaniard, except for the difficulties he experienced in the first round against the Italian Fabio Fognini , in which he needed five sets against the world number 138, won the rest of his matches in three and four sets, without ever appearing to be in serious trouble.

Sinner was on a roll, winning his first three matches in three sets, until his round of 16 match against Grigor Dimitrov .

The 34-year-old Bulgarian veteran, ranked 21st in the world, had won the first two sets against Sinner when he was forced to retire due to injury.

That match brought Sinner down to earth. He was human. The Italian also suffered discomfort in his right elbow, which has forced him to play with his arm bandaged for the last two rounds.

But after that scare against Dimitrov, Sinner once again donned his alien disguise and defeated American Ben Shelton in three sets successively, and above all, Serbian Novak Djokovic , taking away his dream of winning an eighth Wimbledon and raising his record of Grand Slam titles to 25.

"I think I'm giving Carlos a slight edge (in the final) because he's won two titles in London and because of his current level of play and confidence," Djokovic said after losing to Sinner.

In this new classic of world tennis, Alcaraz has the advantage, having played in five Grand Slam finals and won them all (twice at Wimbledon, twice at Roland Garros, and once at the US Open).

The only thing missing from the big four for the Spaniard is the Australian Open , which curiously Sinner has won twice.

The Italian has won three Grand Slam titles so far, winning twice in Melbourne and once in New York to claim the US Open .

His only Grand Slam final loss came at the recent Roland Garros against Alcaraz.

The Spaniard and the Italian have shared the last six Grand Slam titles equally, and the seventh will again go to one of the two.

"You can't compare it to what the Big Three (Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer) did for over 15 years. Six Grand Slam tournaments is a year and a half, so it's still not at the same level," Sinner said modestly after reaching the Wimbledon final.

With information from Agencies