Carlos Alcaraz Dethrones Tennis Great Novak Djokovic with Wimbledon Victory
Carlos Alcaraz-Image-Screenshot:@Wimbledon/Twitter
On Sunday, No. 1 seeded Carlos Alcaraz dethroned tennis great Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.
Djokovic holds 23 Grand Slams (23) and has seven men’s singles titles at Wimbledon.
But, in a thrilling day of tennis, the 20-year-old Alcaraz could not be stopped. He won 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in his first Wimbledon title. The match lasted four hours and 42 minutes, the third-longest final in Wimbledon history.
The Spanish sensation has done it @carlosalcaraz triumphs over Novak Djokovic, 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in an all-time classic#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/sPGLXr2k99
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 16, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz claims the second set and snaps Novak Djokovic’s streak of 15 straight tiebreaks won in a major #Wimbledon
It was the longest such streak by a man in one year since 1970 pic.twitter.com/k1zxukiXqo
— ESPN (@espn) July 16,