THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — There are only two players who have been able to knock Ben Shelton out of Grand Slams this year: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. That’s good news and bad for Shelton, who exited Wimbledon in the quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon as Sinner sent him home, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4.

The men’s singles final at Wimbledon will see the two best players in the world battle for the second consecutive grand slam.

The Serbian legend has played excellent tennis up to this point in the tournament and has reacted like a true champion to all the difficulties – especially in the matches against Alex de Minaur and Flavio Cobolli – but he is aware that he will literally have to climb a mountain on Friday.

For three straight years Novak Djokovic, the Serbian star who owns the most Grand Slam titles in tennis history, has been denied a spot in Wimbledon's final.