Wimbledon 2024 final: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic to retain crown
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic to retain his Wimbledon crown on Sunday. This was also the Spaniard’s 4th Grand Slam title.
Earlier, Alcaraz won the first two sets 6-2, 6-2 in the men’s final on Centre Court after breaking his opponent twice in each set. He would then put down the Serb in the 3rd set tiebreaker 7-6 (4) to win the whole thing.
Sunday’s final at the All England Club was a rematch from last year, when Alcaraz got past Djokovic in five sets.
This one — played in front of a Centre Court crowd that included Kate, the Princess of Wales, in a rare public appearance since announcing she has cancer — was much easier for Alcaraz, at least until he stumbled while holding three match points as he served for the victory at 5-4 in the third set.
Still, Alcaraz regrouped and eventually picked up a second major trophy in a row after last month’s triumph on the clay at the French Open.
The Spaniard won his first Slam title at the 2022 U.S. Open as a teenager, and no man ever has collected more Slam hardware before turning 22 than he has.
He improved to 4-0 in major finals.
The 37-year-old Djokovic, wearing a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee, was denied in his bid for an eighth Wimbledon title and record 25th major overall. He tore his meniscus at Roland Garros on June 3 and had an operation in Paris two days later.
Less than six weeks later, Djokovic was hardly at his best on Sunday — and Alcaraz certainly had something to do with that.
