What can I say about him? It's unbelievable. 'Playing a final against a legend of our sport - for me, it's incredible,' said Alcaraz, who was competing in just his fourth career event on grass. Djokovic also was kept from earning a 24th career major. 2 Djokovic from collecting what would have been a record-tying eighth title, and fifth in a row, at the grass-court tournament. And he beat him.Īlcaraz put aside a poor start and surged down the stretch to end Djokovic's 34-match winning streak at the All England Club by edging him 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in an engaging, back-and-forth final on Sunday, claiming his first title at Wimbledon and second Grand Slam trophy overall. Well, Alcaraz got his chance to face Djokovic. Said it would make winning a Wimbledon championship more special. Yet it was Alcaraz who won a 32-pointCarlos Alcaraz said he wanted another shot at Novak Djokovic. Still, this is all relatively new to him: Djokovic's record 35th Grand Slam final was Alcaraz's second. He's been there, and done that, in ways Alcaraz, for now, can only dream of.īut if this victory on a windy and cloudy day at Centre Court, where Djokovic last lost in the 2013 final, was any indication, Alcaraz is on his way to achieving quite a bit himself. This time, he had the stamina and the strokes to get past Djokovic.Īlcaraz is faster and capable of more power - serves topping 130 mph, forehands topping 100 mph - but Djokovic is equipped with an abundance of talents and so much muscle memory. That one was extraordinary for two sets before Alcaraz cramped up and faded. So Alcaraz had youth on his side, which he also did, of course, when they met at the French Open last month. The age gap between the two was the widest in any men's Slam final since 1974. Instead of Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, becoming the oldest male champion at Wimbledon in the Open era, Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain, became the third-youngest. Djokovic also was kept from claiming his 24th career major. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented Djokovic from what would have been a record-tying eighth title, and fifth in a row, at the grass-court tournament.

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