[Sports] Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic and becomes Wimbledon champion for the first time

[FRIDAY THE 13]

 

 

The 20-year-old Spaniard prevailed in five sets 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4 in a final that lasted almost 5 hours. Charly won the third Grand Slam of the year and remains number one in the world

by INFOBAE

The Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz starred in one of the most exciting finals of the year on the center court of the All England. The number 1 and 2 in the ATP ranking played the Wimbledon final and the young 20-year-old tennis player was the one who took the victory 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4 in four hours of play and 42 minutes of play against a Nole who was looking for his 24th Grand Slam in his history.

The youngest of tennis number ones, Alcaraz, who had already been crowned champion at the 2022 United States Open, lifted his second Grand Slam cup in his third participation in London and on a surface, the grass, that until recently I hardly knew.

This was the first Wimbledon final for Alcaraz and the ninth for Djokovic, who had not lost on this center court since he was defeated in the 2013 final by Scotsman Andy Murray. The Balkan will seek revenge at the US Open, the next major tournament to face.

With total dominance of the game, be it with his serve, groundstrokes and shots at the net, Nole prevailed with some ease and defeated the 20-year-old 6-1 in the first set. However, for the second everything was going to change. The man from Palma recovered and, after 1 hour and 25 minutes, managed to turn the situation around after starting 0-3 and leveling the result (7-6).

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the awards ceremony after the Wimbledon final (REUTERS/Toby Melville)Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the awards ceremony after the Wimbledon final (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
For the third set, Alcaraz paid the same coin to the Belgrade-born by winning a resounding 6-1 after breaking his rival's serve on his seventh chance and getting 4-1. For the fourth, the Serbian managed to break the Spaniard's serve in the fifth game and stretch the lead by maintaining his serve (4-2).

 

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