Alcaraz crushes Djokovic to win second straight Wimbledon title
Carlos Alcaraz wiped the floor with Novak Djokovic in a one-sided Wimbledon final to land a second straight title at the All England Club on Sunday.
Alcaraz now has four Grand Slams and a perfect record in major finals. The 21-year-old Spaniard has won back-to-back Wimbledon titles, the 2022 US Open and last month secured his first French Open crown.
Djokovic has been wearing a knee support all fortnight having had surgery on a torn meniscus 39 days ago and despite saving three championship points to break back in the third set it was Alcaraz who edged the tie-break to seal a stunning 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4) victory.
"Honestly it is a dream for me winning this trophy," Alcaraz said. "I did an interview when I was 11 or 12 and said my dream is to win Wimbledon. I'm fulfilling my dream.
"For me this is the most beautiful tournament, the most beautiful court and the most beautiful trophy.
When it was 40-0 I was seeming so far away, Djokovic is an unbelievable fighter, I knew he was going to have his chances. It was difficult but I tried to stay calm going into the tie-break and tried to play my best tennis. I was glad at the end I could find the solutions."
Football fan Alcaraz is now hoping for a double Spanish celebration when Spain take on England in the Euro 2024 final.
"I've already done my job, now let's see the football," he smiled.
Alcaraz becomes just the second man in the Open Era after Roger Federer to win his first four Grand Slam finals, while he has outdone the great Swiss, Djokovic and Rafael Nadal by reaching that landmark before his 22nd birthday.
With Jannik Sinner having won the Australian Open and Alcaraz going back-to-back at the French Open and here, it finally appears that men's tennis belongs to the new generation.
Djokovic, meanwhile, is still agonisingly short of an all-time record 25th Grand Slam singles title, and remains one short of Federer's tally of eight Wimbledon crowns.
Source : Sky Sports
