Novak Djokovic has attempted to allay fears his Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz could clash with England vs Spain.
The Serbian superstar is hunting for revenge after losing to his opponent last year in a thrilling five-set match.
And memories of their swashbuckling SW19 set-to, which ended 1–6, 7–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, have got some attendees concerned.
Their match is due to start at 2pm, while the Three Lions face the Spanish at 8pm in Berlin – live on talkSPORT.
Last year’s epic had a run-time of four hours and 42 minutes.
A similar match would therefore end at 6:42pm giving fans enough time to enjoy the Euro 2024 final – but a longer duel would have some supporters scrambling.
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But Djokovic has attempted to ease any worries.
He said: “I think that the English crowd will have best of both worlds because I think the finals is at night, so we are starting I think at 2pm, so they’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the tennis and football as well.
“I think Wimbledon finals is probably the most watched tennis match in the entire year in the world. So not only England, but I’m sure that a lot of people around the world will follow it. It adds more, I guess, to the importance of the match.”
Djokovic has already had one of his matches interrupted by football fans at Wimbledon.
During his third round clash with Alexei Popyrin, the Three Lions were in action against Switzerland.
The Euro 2024 quarter-final finished 1-1 before England won 5-3 on penalties.
As Trent Alexander-Arnold struck the winning spot-kick, cheers erupted in SW19.
Djokovic and Popyrin knew exactly what was going on and the pair stepped back to allow supporters a moment to savour the victory.
The Serbian even joking mimed kicking a football as the roar died down.
Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam winner, will now hope to get one over on Alacaraz after last years defeat.
But he has acknowledged just how alike the pair are and just how dominant his rival could eventually be.
He said: “I see a lot of similarities between me and him in terms of ability to adapt and adjust to the surface. I think that’s probably his biggest trait, is that he’s got skills to play equally well on any surface and to adapt to a given opponent that particular day.
“So he’s a very all-around player, very complete player. Impressive what he has done for such a young age. I said on the court, which I think probably all of us share the same opinion, that he’s going to win many slams in his career.
“Hope he’s going to give me this one in two days, and let’s see (smiling). After that I’ll cheer for him.”
talkSPORT will bring you live commentary of the Euro 2024 final on Sunday as England bid to make history against Spain. Tune in via the website or the app, and follow our live Euro 2024 blog for all the build-up.
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