Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Wimbledon Championships 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 to retain his title. The Spaniard is the first non-Big Three player to win consecutive Grand Slam titles since Andre Agassi in the 2000 Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz is also the first non-Big Three player to defend a Grand Slam title since Andre Agassi in the 2001 Australian Open. The 21-year-old electrifying Spanish superstar is the second tennis player in the Open Era to win all his first four Grand Slam finals since Roger Federer. The Swiss giant won his first seven Grand Slam finals.
Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Novak Djokovic Again
From the beginning of the first set, Carlos Alcaraz attacked Novak Djokovic’s serves. From behind the baseline with his powerful forehands, he attacked with solid volleys that proved difficult for the seven-time Wimbledon champion to defend.
Alcaraz took a quick break of Djokovic’s serve in the first game of the first set and raced to a 5-1 first-set lead after a double break. One of his efficient go-to moves was the wide serve and volley at the net which worked to near perfection. Djokovic tried to press him at the net and it was helpful in pockets of moments, but Hurricane-Alcaraz wouldn’t be stopped.
The second set started like the first with the Spaniard breaking the Serbian’s serve early in the set and consolidating to lead 2-0. Djokovic then got on the hoard with a feathered drop shot to make it 2-1. Carlos Alcaraz’s winners were ferocious all through the set, pinning Djokovic to the back of the court and keeping him running back and forth.
In the seventh game, the Spaniard came from 0-30 down on Djokovic’s serve to break the Serbian’s serve again. With a powerful wide first serve, he went on to seal the second set in the next game.
The third set was a different ball game. The first eight games were tightly contested with each player holding their respective serves. The tide then turned in the ninth game when Alcaraz caught a crosscourt backhand winner that whizzed past Djokovic at the net to break the Serbian’s serve.
Djokovic didn’t rest on his oars. With Alcaraz serving for the championship at 5-4, the Serbian forced an error from the defending champion, breaking his serve for the first time in the match. This gave Djokovic room to extend his stay in the match and possibly hope to kickstart a comeback.
However, Carlos Alcaraz’s ferocity mixed with his deft ability continued into the resulting tiebreak. The Spaniard took three of the first four tiebreak points. Djokovic clawed back to 3-3, but Alcaraz won four of the next five points and successfully defended his title.
‘He was definitely very hot today’
Carlos Alcaraz dominated Novak Djokovic in the final of the Wimbledon Championships, winning 84% of the points on his first serve and 61% of the points on his second serve, compared to Djokovic’s 66-46% record.
This win made Carlos Alcaraz the sixth man to win back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles in the Open Era after Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg, and Rod Laver. He’s also the ninth player in the Open Era to defend a Wimbledon title. Carlos Alcaraz gave credit to his positive mentality which kept him going even when Djokovic tried to force his way back into the match.
I tried to stay positive in that situation going to the tiebreak, and I tried to play my best tennis. That’s all I was thinking about. Really glad that in the end, I could find the solutions.
The Spaniard didn’t give Djokovic a single breathing space in the first two sets. Although the Serbian raised his level in the third set, it was too little too late as Carlos Alcaraz stayed on top of his game to win the match in the tiebreak. In the end, even Djokovic had to acknowledge how hot the Spaniard’s performance was.
He was definitely very hot today… I mean yes, obviously not the result that I wanted, and of course, especially in the first couple sets. The level of tennis that wasn’t up to par really from my side, but I mean, credit to Carlos for really playing some amazing tennis, very complete tennis.
From the back of the court serve, I mean he had it all today. I tried to push him, save the three match points, and extend the match a little bit, but it wasn’t meant to be really. He was an absolutely deserved winner today, so huge congratulations to him for amazing tennis.
This final marked the sixth consecutive Wimbledon final Novak Djokovic had appeared in since 2018, winning four of these and losing the last two to Carlos Alcaraz.
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