Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Novak Djokovic to Become Wimbledon Champion

“It is a dream come true. Even if I had lost I would have felt proud to have come this far. It’s a dream to play these finals for a young guy and reach this so quickly. I work every day to win tournaments like this. After losing the first set, I said to myself: Carlos improves a little because if he doesn’t, people are going to be very sad. I have to congratulate Novak because it’s incredible to play against him”, highlighted Alcaraz. He expressed to Nole: “You learn a lot by watching you. You are 36 years old and I think you ran more than me on the track”. And he acknowledged: “I didn’t expect to play so well on grass, win two tournaments [también festejó en Queen’s]. It’s wonderful to be here.”

After ten years without losing on the center court, Novak Djokovic received the runner-up plate. “It was not a good afternoon for me, but it was for Carlos. I want to congratulate him for the quality of the game, for how well he played when he had to close the match, it was impressive”, Djokovic highlighted. And he turned to Alcaraz: “It’s incredible how you managed to adapt to the grass, I knew you were going to cause me problems. You are a great champion.” “I guess tomorrow I’ll be proud of what I got. I prepare for these tournaments, these finals. I congratulate Carlos, and I’m going to keep going”, added the Serbian before letting out a few tears of emotion. “I love you, thanks for the support,” he finished with a broken voice.

With the score 5-4, Alcaraz set out to sentence the end of the championship. After giving up the first point, he passed it to the Serb with a fantastic top-spin lob; then he closed out his second point on the net with an incredible volley. Djokovic made it 30-30 after a short ball left by the Spaniard. The first match-point came with a long return from the Serbian. And he did not hesitate: he went looking for it and defined it with a powerful cross right, which Djokovic left in the net. Carlos Alcaraz, at the age of 20, became Wimbledon champion for the first time by winning 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4, in four hours and 43 minutes of a battle to remember.

The two hold their serve as evening falls at the All England. Leading by a break, Alcaraz leads 5-4 in the fifth set and will then serve to claim the title.

With a lot of authority Alcaraz kept his serve in the fourth game to get 3-1 in the account. Then it is Djokovic who keeps his service for 2-3.

The Wimbledon final is defined in a fifth set in which both give their maximum effort, with several highlights. Alcaraz cheers up and connects an accurate passing to stop Nole and get a break in the third game: 2-1. The Serb lost his composure and smashed his racket against one of the net posts, for which he received the corresponding warning.

The party takes another turn. Djokovic easily wins his take for 5-3 and immediately bankrupts an Alcaraz who seems somewhat diminished, perhaps tired. With the result 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 1-6, 6-3, the Wimbledon final is defined in the fifth set.

Novak Djokovic managed to force a fifth set in the WImbledon final against Carlos AlcarazGLYN KIRK – AFP

Now it is Djokovic who returned to the game and Alcaraz tries to stay within range of the result. The Spaniard fell badly in the seventh game, but managed to keep his serve: 3-4.

Djokovic once again holds his serve, beyond a couple of luxury defenses and a great counterattack from Alcaraz (2-2). Immediately, the Spanish was the one who was complicated with his service. In another long-range game, this time the Balkan managed to break to get 3-2 and I took him out in the fourth.

While the Spaniard gets loose, Djokovic looks for a way out of a deep rut. With a lot of work he manages to hold his service after raising a 15-40 at the dawn of the fourth set. In the third game he complicates the Spaniard after several service turns. Alcaraz cannot be trusted, because the Serbian is still very close in the result. He sends the Iberian 2-1.

Alcaraz easily wins his service game (5-1) and then breaks Djokovic in the same way, who gives up the set with a huge backhand passing from the Spaniard. The young man goes to the front on the board: 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1. Only 42% of points won for Djokovic with the first serve and 18 errors by the Serb, against only 9 by the Spaniard in a much more complex set than the result indicated.

Alcaraz looks better in this segment of the final, attacking with determination, looking for the net or the angles. Djokovic, in an irregular passage, alternated great shots with several mistakes in a very long fifth game, lasting 26 minutes and 32 points played. He gives the Serbian a battle, but his mistakes condemn him and he gives up the serve in the seventh break-point: the Spaniard 4-1 in the third.

Djokovic starts the third set with a stumble and gives up his serve again. Alcaraz continues his favorable moment with good decisions, varied shots, and leads 2-1 in the third set.

Djokovic was close to the cornice: 5-6 and 30-30. He hit the Serbian with two service winners to get out of trouble. In the tie-break, Nole went 3-0. The Spanish was recomposed (3-3). With a backhand passing, Djokovic made it 6-5. He missed the set-point with a backhand into the net. The Balkan was wrong again, and immediately, Alcaraz hit a winning backhand return to make it 7-6 (8-6). The Wimbledon final is paired in one set per side. He greatly improved the Spanish with the serve, more consistent, and almost doubled his rival in winning shots (17 against 9).

With the score 5-4 and 30-30 with Djokovic’s serve, Alcaraz hurried up and sent a long forehand. He then attempted a drop-shot from behind the baseline, and put the ball in the net. The Serbian reaches an impossible ball from the bottom, counterattacks into the net and equalizes 5-5. The Spaniard then maintains without problems for the partial 6-5.

Alcaraz, looking to reach a return in the finalKirsty Wigglesworth – AP

Djokovic held serve smoothly in the eighth game to make it 4-4. Next, Alcaraz dominates his serve with solvency to reach 5-4 at halftime. The Serb suffered a slip without consequences on the bottom of the track.

Alcaraz had a chance to recapture DJokovic’s serve, but the Serbian escaped, in a section with more parity in development, hard-worked points, constant searches, longer rallies and formidable defenses. The Serbian applauded a notable crossed volley from the Spanish. Alcaraz leads the score of the second set 3-2

For the first time in the duel Alcaraz took the initiative and in the second game he broke Djokovic’s serve, who made a couple of errors in his service game. The Balkan lowered the intensity a bit and the Murcian found space to be in front for the first time on the scoreboard. But Djokovic returned immediately and recovered the break: 2-1 for Alcaraz in the second set.

A touch of quality: the Great Willy of AlcarazSEBASTIEN BOZON – AFP

Djokovic closed the first set without problems with his 6-1 serve, with a smash, after 34 minutes of action. Previously, Alcaraz had to play a brilliant game with his serve to leave zero in the account. Only 2 unforced errors were made by the Serb in the entire set against 9 by the Spaniard, who also found himself under pressure with the return: he only won 14 percent of the points with the second serve.

There is no parity at the start of the final. Everything is for the Serbian, who returns to take the serve from Alcaraz. He tries Spanish, but Djokovic does not give up and offers impeccable responses to everything. Wide domain of Nole: 5-0 in 27 minutes of play.

Alcaraz missed a forehand and gave up his service in the second game of the duel (0-2). With Djokovic’s serve, the Spaniard was encouraged with a Big Willy to look for a break point, but his shot went just off the bottom. The Balkan sends 3-0 in the account.

Djokovic’s two-handed backhand from a corner; the Serbian goes for his eighth trophy in the All EnglandPatrick Smith-Getty Images Europe

The age difference between Alcaraz (20 years and 72 days) and Djokovic (36 years and 55 days) represents the third largest distance in a Grand Slam men’s singles final in the Open Era, second only to the two duels between Jimmy Connors and Ken Rosewall at Wimbledon and the 1974 US Open (17 years and 304 days away).

Early Alcaraz had his first break-point of the match, which the Balkan saved with a winning serve. The Serb needed seven minutes to keep his serve at the start of the final.

With British punctuality, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz enter the main Wimbledon stadium. The Serb is looking for his fourth trophy of the year, after winning Adelaide, the Australian Open and Roland Garros; The Spaniard aims for his sixth celebration, after winning in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Queen’s. Alcaraz won the toss and chose to receive in the first game of the match.

Carlos Alcaraz and a required backhand in the dawn of the finalClive Brunskill – Getty Images Europe

By reaching his 35th Grand Slam final, Djokovic extended his all-time record among men as the player with the most finishes in the big four, ahead of Roger Federer’s 31 finals and Rafael Nadal’s 30. He also bettered the record held by Chris Evert, the top major finalist among women (34).

For the third time in the last four major tournaments, the champion is guaranteed to be No. 1 in the world once the rankings are released on Monday. If Alcaraz prevails, the Spaniard will retain first place and will begin his 29th week as leader, with 9,675 points against 8,795 for the Serb. On the contrary, if the title goes to Djokovic, he will return to the top and start his 390th week (all-time record) at the top of the circuit standings with 9,595 points, 720 ahead of the young Murcian.

Carlos Alcaraz may be the third youngest player to win at Wimbledon, after Boris Becker and Björn BorgGLYN KIRK – AFP

So far, Alcaraz and Djokovic have only met twice, and both were on clay. The Spaniard prevailed in the semifinals of the Madrid 2022 tournament with partial scores of 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 and 7-6 (7-5). The Serbian had his revenge on him a few weeks ago in the Roland Garros semifinal, where he dominated 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-1.

In case of conquering his 8th WImbledon, Djokovic will reach Roger Federer’s as the maximum historical winner in the All England. He, too, can match the legendary record of Margaret Court, who holds the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. And he would be the second man in the Open Era (since 1968) to win the first three Grand Slams of the season, behind Rod Laver, who won the big four in 1969. Djokovic also won the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. in 2021, but was unable to lift the US Open champion’s trophy.

Djokovic prepares a backhand; the Serbian has not lost on the center court of the All England for ten years, since the 2013 final

Carlos Alcaraz is aiming to win his first Wimbledon and to be the third player in men to do so, after the victories of Manuel Santana in 1966 and Rafael Nadal in 2008 and 2010. He is also seeking to be the fourth active player to win in the All England, after the footsteps of Djokovic, Nadal and Andy Murray.

I followed the coverage of the game that this Sunday is starring Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz for the Wimbledon men’s singles final, which takes place this Sunday starting at 10. In this match, the number 1 in the world ranking is at stake. The Serb is seeking his 24th Grand Slam title to increase his lead as the winningest player in major league history, and the Spaniard wants to win his second major trophy and his first at the All England. The champion will receive a prize money of 2,350,000 British pounds (about $3,075,000). You can follow the minute by minute in THE NATION with the best moments of the match.

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2023-07-16 17:54:00
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