Who is the Chair Umpire for Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz?

Novak Djokovic will meet defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday's Wimbledon final.

Who is the Chair Umpire for Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz?

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic (images via Imago)

The Wimbledon Men’s final on Sunday (July 14) is expected to be a blockbuster event! Last year’s finalists Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will lock horns again on the prestigious Centre Court.

Djokovic will aim for his record 25th Grand Slam but he is already anticipating a tough challenge from Alcaraz who is 3-0 in major finals. Alcaraz has advanced to back-to-back Grand Slam finals, having won the French Open a month ago by beating Alexander Zverev in five sets.

Djokovic was unsure of his participation in the Wimbledon after his knee surgery but once again surprised the tennis world by making it to the final, his first this season. The victory will take him to the top of the list of Men’s players with the most Wimbledon titles as he will join Roger Federer who has lifted a record eight of them.

For the Men’s singles final, umpire James Keothavong is officiating the match. He has officiated many major final events.

Know all about James Keothavong

James Keothavong is an Internationally Certified Gold Badge Chair Umpire from Britain and has worked in consecutive 75 Grand Slam matches, including 15 Grand Slam singles and doubles finals before the Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz Wimbledon final. He used to be an Under-16 player but soon realized playing tennis was not for him and became the umpire.

James Keothavong
James Keothavong (Images via Imago)
I was ranked in the top 10 nationally at the U16 level but realized I did not have the ability to make it all the way as a player – so I followed a different calling. I was 16 when I worked my first Wimbledon in 1999 as a line judge. The LTA and the All-England Club set up an initiative in search of younger eyes as line officials.
James Keothavong said (via Club Towers)

He got selected and since then he worked in every Wimbledon. His greatest memory at Wimbledon was the 2014 final between Djokovic and Roger Federer where the former beat the Swiss maestro in five sets 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4. Keothavong also remembered the 2017 Australian Open final between Federer and Rafael Nadal which Federer won in five sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

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