Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic under the sun on Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Sunday. 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) ended in a one-sided final.
Spanish people now 4-0 He won a Grand Slam final. He also Us Open in 2022Wimbledon last year, and Roland Garros last month.
Alcaraz is only the second player in the Open Era to win the finals of the first four majors in a row, following Roger Federer.
From the start, Alcaraz made seven-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic uncomfortable and did not allow him to come back. The Spaniard broke the Serbian in the first game. 14 It took a few minutes and it set the tone for the game.
“Yeah, the first game was really great,” Djokovic said. “It was one of the longest first games I’ve ever played.
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“I think he was ready to compete from the start and ready to play his best right away. Last year wasn’t like that, but I started better than last year and won the first set comfortably.
“Today, from point one, he was there and ready.”
By the time the Serbian players were about to start, the game was already almost over.
““I tried to find my way back in the third,” Djokovic said. “I saved three match points and extended the match a little bit. But it was inevitable that he would win today because he came out on the court with better quality tennis. It’s really simple.
“The overall feeling I had against him on the court today was that I was inferior on the court. That’s all. He was a better player. He made every shot better than me.
“I don’t think there’s anything I can do more than that. What about trying to boost myself? Getting the crowd going. That’s what happened in the third one. That got me going a little bit.
“Yeah, he also didn’t allow me a lot of free points on my serve. He was reading the serve. He was playing a lot of variety.
To be honest, I’ve never seen him serve like that. 136. Maybe I missed something in this tournament, but I’ve never seen him serve that fast. I guess he had a really good serve practice yesterday (smiles).
“Yeah, overall he did really better than me.”
Alcaraz said it was an incredible feeling to win back-to-back Wimbledon titles. “Yes, it’s amazing. I’m really proud and happy.”
“It was definitely a good match for me. Obviously, Novak didn’t play his best in the first two sets and made a lot of mistakes. I made the most of it.
“Yes, it’s exciting to think that the French Open and Wimbledon champions will be the same year. Only a few players have done that before. It’s unbelievable.
“I realize that I have won Wimbledon twice and I try to feel like I did last year.”
In ~ 21 Year and 70 At the time, Alcaraz was the youngest player in the Open Era to achieve the Roland Garros/Wimbledon double in the same year.
“Well, of course I’ve seen and heard all the stats about being the youngest player to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year.
“Honestly, I try not to think too much about it. Obviously, it’s a really good start to my career, but I have to keep going. I have to keep building my path.
“By the end of my career, I want to be sitting in the same place as the big players. That’s my main goal. It’s my dream right now. It doesn’t matter if I won four Grand Slams when I was four. 21. If I don’t continue, all these tournaments won’t matter to me.
“I really want to keep going. I want to keep winning and try to end my career with a lot of wins.”
