The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won the lawn tennis classic in Wimbledon for the first time and prevented Novak Djokovic’s eighth triumph with a five-set win.
The international press writes about this:
England
The Sun: “King Carlos – Carlos Alcaraz ends Novak Djokovic’s ten-year reign of center court in an epic five-set Wimbledon final. In front of two future monarchs (Prince William and Prince George), the King of Wimbledon was spectacularly dethroned.”
Daily Mail: “This was Novak Djokovic against the world and Carlos Alcaraz’s seismic win could herald the dawn of a new era. This felt like the day we saw the Serb grow old.”
Guardian: “Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon title in a final for the ages.”
Spain
As: “In tennis there are revolutionary victories that brutally change the panorama. Such is the case with the one Carlos Alcaraz scored against Novak Djokovic, the man of 23 Grand Slam titles, on Sunday.”
Brand: “Carlos Alcaraz breaks up with the invincible Djokovic and is crowned ‘Big One’ of tennis at Wimbledon.”
The sports world: “Carlos Alcaraz is the new champion of Wimbledon. A heroic feat that could only be reached by a chosen one, like this one from Murcia, who made history at the age of 20 as the tennis player who dethroned a Novak Djokovic who had shown himself untouchable in the four previous editions.”
Italy
Corriere dello Sport: “Alcaraz is the Tyson of tennis.”
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Wimbledon celebrates a new Spanish king, Carlos Alcaraz, stopping Novak Djokovic’s run.”
Tuttosport: “Alcaraz new king of Wimbledon. Djokovic, beaten in five sets, resigns.”
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France
The Team: “At the end of an intense and changeable match, 20-year-old world number one Carlos Alcaraz won his second Grand Slam title and fulfilled his craziest dream by knocking down host and seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic in the fifth set.”
Austria
Crown newspaper: “Carlos Alcaraz dethrones Novak Djokovic. After Boris Becker and Björn Borg, Alcaraz is now the third youngest Wimbledon winner in men’s singles.”
Delivery man: “Somehow, in the eyes of Prince William, what happened on the venerable lawn of Wimbledon this Sunday was an insult to the Majesty. For 34 games there was no one who could bring Novak Djokovic to his knees.
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Switzerland
Blick: “The sports world bows to the new turf king.”
Daily indicator: “Fortunately there is Carlos Alcaraz! The 20-year-old Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic in an epic five-set final. His joy of playing and his light-heartedness are good for tennis.”
