Carlos Alcaraz watched with a smile on his face as newly crowned Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner ascended the famous Centre Court steps to embrace his friends and family. It is a custom the Spaniard is familiar with, having done it himself for the past two years.

The most prestigious tennis tournament in the world is nearing its end as Iga Świątek cruised past American Amanda Anisimova to win Saturday’s Wimbledon women’s final while a battle of the top two men’s stars — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz — concludes the event Sunday.

The Wimbledon men’s singles championship will conclude the tournament on Sunday with Jannik Sinner aiming to deny Carlos Alcaraz a third straight title.

Wimbledon reaches a climax today with the men’s singles final (4pm BST start, moved later than the traditional start time due to TV considerations) with the top two seeds – and the best men’s players in the world at the moment – facing off for grand slam glory.

Not the grass courts attached to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.. Why? Surely those places would be more logical venues for a coach who was part of 15 Wimbledon titles to make the required adjustments to Fritz’s footwork and strokes for success in June and July?

Qasa Alom hosts Today at Wimbledon daily throughout the tournament on BBC iPlayer, available from 9pm in week one and 8pm in week two, giving audiences instant access to highlights and expert analysis when and where they want them. The highlights programme will also be broadcast after live play ends, daily on BBC Two and iPlayer.

Play was stopped twice during the Wimbledon semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz because two fans felt unwell in the heat.

Fritz and Mpetshi Perricard’s match, by contrast, was at the mercy of the most sacred and strange tradition of them all: the 11 p.m. curfew imposed on a sporting event beamed across the globe. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam with an early bedtime, and the lights go out on time, every time, with no exceptions — almost.