Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Yes Sonia [13:09], I can confirm it is in fact raining.

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Carlos Alcaraz is contesting his first Wimbledon final in only his fourth professional tournament on grass.

Growing up in Murcia, clay courts are his most natural surface and it was on hard courts where he won his first major at the US Open last year.

The 20-year-old won the Queen's title in June and has further underlined his prowess on the grass at the All England Club with his run to this year's final.

Now he is bidding to become the third youngest man to win Wimbledon in the Open era.

"It is a dream," Alcaraz said after beating Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals.

"This one was probably one of my best matches, not only on grass but on the tour.

"I rate it like eight from 10, something like that. It was amazing for me. I showed a great level."

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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Two weeks of highs, lows, wins and losses all comes down to this.

Only one name will be etched onto the last column of the gentlemen’s singles board. Who will it be?

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Carlos Alcaraz set up the men's singles final everyone wanted to see when he outclassed Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev later on Friday.

Spanish top seed Alcaraz, 20, won 6-3 6-3 6-3 to reach his first final at the All England Club.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached a fifth successive Wimbledon men's final by beating Italian eighth seed Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4) in the last four.

Here's how he did it.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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Whatever happens today, or over the next few years, Novak Djokovic's place in Wimbledon history is already immortalised.

On one of the crisp white emulsioned walls beneath Centre Court are a row of honours boards celebrating the iconic names which have won the SW19 trophies.

Djokovic takes centre stage on a photo montage of men's champions, alongside the likes of Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Stan Smith to name just a few.

On the next brick partition is the full roll of honour.

The latest wood-framed section is dominated by one name.

Will the magnificent seven become a great eight?

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Martina Navratilova
Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion on BBC TV

We were hoping for this final at Roland Garros and we got two sets, really. Now it's amazing.

Both players at the peak of their game. Alcaraz is still improving, Djokovic is also still improving which is ridiculous at this age and both at the peak of their physical powers, it's going to be a fantastic match.

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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Slightly strangely, a few brollies have gone up on Centre Court. I went down to have a look and couldn’t feel a single drop of rain. Maybe the fans know something I don’t. But the roof is still open and the covers off. Mind you, it’s been such a rainy Wimbledon this year that maybe it’s just a habit now to watch tennis under a brolly.

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic believes his eagerly anticipated Wimbledon final against top seed Carlos Alcaraz is "probably the best final" there could have been.

Serbia's Djokovic, 36, and 20-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz meet on Centre Court at 14:00 BST this afternoon.

Second seed Djokovic is going for an eighth men's title and 24th major - which would both be record-equalling feats.

The pair have been two of the leading players on the ATP Tour this year and jostled for position as the world number one.

"He's hungry. I'm hungry, too, so let's have a feast," said Djokovic.

"Judging by the performances we have seen from all the players, I think this is probably the best finals we could have.

"We are both in good form. We're both playing well."

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They've been on a collision course since the draw was made.

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The defending champion. Chasing a fifth successive Wimbledon title, an eighth in total, and a record-equalling 24th major.

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The rising star. Sixteen years younger than his opponent, with one major title behind him, and the world seemingly at his feet.

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So, ultimately it ended in disappointment for Alfie Hewett in the wheelchair men's singles final, but the Briton ends the 2023 Championships as doubles champion alongside Gordon Reid.

And, as always, he is focused on the bigger picture, with this another significant week for wheelchair tennis.

He'll be back and aiming to go one better next year, that's for sure.

Now it's time for us to shift our focus to Centre Court...

And here's what Tokito Oda had to say after adding the Wimbledon trophy to the French Open title he won earlier in the year:

"This is so amazing. I didn't expect this amazing support on this court. I am feeling like I'm living in a dream. I'm so happy.

"I want to thank Alfie and his support team. It was not easy playing in this situation against a country's home player.

"He is one of the strongest players and I have played him many times. It's really tough playing with him."

On how he will celebrate: "I am still 17, I wanted to open the champagne but I couldn't so maybe I will have sparking water with my team."

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Here's what Alfie Hewett had to say following his defeat in the wheelchair men's singles final:

"First of all congrats to Tokito and your team. What a performance out there today and i hope you enjoy yourselves later on.

"This has been not my first time on Court One this week and I really feel like wheelchair tennis is being put on the map at Wimbledon and I just want to thank Jamie Baker, and everyone at the All England club who make this possible and took a chance on wheelchair tennis on courts like this.

"I know it didn't go my way this ear but I will be even more determined and motivated next year to perform in front of you guys.

"Hopefully I will be more motivated and be back next year."

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Meanwhile, Tokito Oda says he'd quite like to celebrate with some champagne.

But, unfortunately, he adds that given his age he'll have to settle for a soft drink instead.

Even more motivation to lift the trophy again next year, when he'll be able to celebrate as he wishes...

Jayant Mistry
Former British number one wheelchair tennis player

It was just incredible. Some of those groundstrokes he was hitting was just incredible, and he has a massive serve to go with it as well.

He's thrown down the gauntlet as if to say 'I'm here, I'm young and if you want to beat me, you'll have to do something special.'

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Alfie Hewett receives a warm welcome as he's announced back on to the court for his post-match interview.

The Briton says he will be even more determined to return and try and win the Wimbledon title next year.

We'll bring you his words shortly.

Aged 17 years and 69 days, Tokito Oda is the youngest player to win any Wimbledon singles title (excluding juniors) since 1997.

That's when Martina Hingis won the women’s singles title aged 16 years 279 days.

Oda has also become the youngest man in history to win a Wimbledon singles title in any discipline.

Jayant Mistry
Former British number one wheelchair tennis player

The scary thing for me is that Oda is up and down. If he finds a consistent level, I don't see how anybody on the tour gets close to him. It's just a different game.