Carlos Alcaraz wins the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic in three sets. The Spaniard thus triumphs as he did last year. Roger Federer thus remains the sole record winner.
Carlos Alcaraz wins the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon for the second time in a row. The 21-year-old Spaniard outclassed Novak Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 7:6 (7:4) in the rematch of last year's final.
It is Alcaraz's fourth Grand Slam title in his fourth final. Djokovic's record remains at 24 titles, tying him with Australian Margaret Court. At Wimbledon, the 37-year-old Serb is still one behind Roger Federer with seven triumphs.
Unlike in his epic five-set victory a year ago, when he was 5-0 down after 27 minutes, and unlike in three of the last four matches on his way to the final, in which he dropped the first set, Alcaraz had no teething problems in the rematch of the final duel with Djokovic. The French Open winner started with a break, added a second to make it 4:1 and led 1:0 after 41 minutes.
Djokovic also found it difficult to counter Alcaraz's wide repertoire of shots, his powerful, variable game and impressive leg and defensive work. Alcaraz took the second set after 34 more minutes, again with two breaks, and the third after a detour 7:4 in the tiebreak.
Djokovic has only once lost a final by a clearer margin
Alcaraz first showed weakness and nerves when he served for the match at 5:4 in the third set and recklessly gave away a 40:0 lead. Djokovic then managed his first break and saved himself in the tie-break. Alcaraz again had the upper hand there.
Instead of snatching the record as the oldest Wimbledon winner from Roger Federer, Djokovic had to concede after just under two and a half hours and his second clearest defeat in a Grand Slam final: He had only been similarly defeated in one of his 36 previous Grand Slam finals, a 0:6, 2:6, 5:7 loss to the king of clay Rafael Nadal at the French Open in 2020.
Alcaraz, who played close to perfection until 5-4 in the third set in front of Princess Kate and other celebrities, now has four titles after four Grand Slam finals. The last player to win his first four top-level finals was Roger Federer in 2003/2004, and the only players to have won four Grand Slam titles before Alcaraz at the age of 21 were Björn Borg and Boris Becker.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 7:6
ALCARAZ TRIUMPHS AT WIMBLEDON
It is done. Carlos Alcaraz once again takes the crown at Wimbledon. He beats Djokovic in the final in three sets.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 6:6
Alcaraz takes the game - it goes into a tiebreak
Alcaraz has already overcome his short-lived slump. He defends his serve to zero and forces the tiebreak.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 5:6
Djokovic at least in the tiebreak
Djokovic, who was thought to be dead a few minutes ago, leads 6:5 and is at least in the tiebreak in the third set. Or does he even break the Spaniard to win the set?
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 5:5
Djokovic gets the break and is back in business
Djokovic fends off three match points and gets the break to 5:5. Hardly anyone would have expected that here.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 5:4
Alcaraz gets the break
Alcaraz is able to fend off the first of three break points, but then he is powerless. That should have been the preliminary decision in this match. Or will Djokovic get his first break here?
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 4:4
Alcaraz equalizes
The Spaniard continues to make little headway on his own serve. He equalizes again.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 3:4
Djokovic again to nil
Djokovic takes a service game to nil for the second time in a row. It is quite possible that the match will not be decided in this set.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 3:3
Alcaraz fends off break point
Djokovic plays much more aggressively than at the start of the match and Alcaraz gets into trouble. However, the Spaniard fends off the break point and finally secures the game with an ace.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 2:3
Djokovic makes a statement
The Serb takes a game to nil on his side. He is now much better in the match than in the first two sets.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 2:2
Alcaraz remains relaxed
The Spaniard once again takes a game to nil. He takes the last point with a stop ball.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 1:2
Djokovic pulls his head out of the noose
Djokovic comes under massive pressure but is able to fend off four break points. After winning the game, Djokovic clenches his fist and shows a little emotion for the first time.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 1:1
Alcaraz starts to sweat briefly
The Spaniard has problems on his serve for the first time in a long time. Djokovic forces the 21-year-old to deuce. But Alcaraz brilliantly breaks free from the hold.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2, 0:1
Energy boost thanks to the date?
For the first time in this match, Djokovic takes the lead in a set. The date seems to have had the desired effect.
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Djokovic fortifies himself with a date. Keystone -
Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 6:2
Alcaraz leads 2:0 after sets
Alcaraz leads 2:0 in sets in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic has looked helpless so far. But the Serb should certainly not be written off just yet.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 5:2
Alcaraz leads with a double break
Alcaraz breaks Djokovic again and now serves to win the set. After an hour and ten minutes, things look bleak for Djokovic.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 4:2
Strong reply from Alcaraz
Wow! After failing to win a point on Djokovic's serve, Alcaraz hits back and also takes his game to nil.
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Can Djokovic pull his head out of the noose? Keystone -
Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 3:2
Djokovic can't be shaken off
Although Djokovic is still trailing with a break, he holds on in the second set. He takes the game to nil.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 3:1
Alcaraz very strong
Djokovic simply can't find a recipe to put the Spaniard under pressure on Alcaraz's serve.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 2:1
Djokovic cheats his way through
Djokovic closes out the game with a volley directly behind the net. However, the Serb continues to struggle.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 2:0
Alcaraz pulls away
Even a double fault doesn't rattle the Spaniard. He continues to play extremely well and confirms his break.
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"Nice to be back at Wimbledon"
"Great to be back at Wimbledon," writes Kate on X. We think so too, welcome back!
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2, 1:0
Alcaraz leads with set and break
Madness! Alcaraz immediately gets the break in the second set. Can Djokovic go one better? If not, then the Spaniard will take the win today.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 6:2
Alcaraz takes the first set
After just over 40 minutes, last year's winner Alcaraz capitalizes on a set point. It will be interesting to see how the Serb responds.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 5:2
Djokovic without losing a point
In this service game, Djokovic finds the necessary length in his groundstrokes, gradually stabilizes and wins without losing a point.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 5:1
Djokovic fails to capitalize on break point
Alcaraz has to fend off a first break point and does so successfully. He finally takes the game with an ace through the middle.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 4:1
Alcaraz leads with a double break
Djokovic has big problems with serve-and-volley, he has only used one of five attempts in this game. He gives the game away with a double fault.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 3:1
Alcaraz leaves nothing to chance
Once again, Alcaraz has no problems on his serve and doesn't concede a point.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 2:1
Djokovic takes his first game
Djokovic keeps the upper hand in his second service game and reduces the deficit to 1:2 with an ace through the middle.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 2:0
Alcaraz shows no weakness on his own serve
The second game of the match takes much less time. Alcaraz only concedes one point and confirms his break.
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Alcaraz - Djokovic 1:0
Alcaraz converts his fifth break point to take the lead
Djokovic opens the game, but the first point goes to Alcaraz. A short time later, the defending champion from Spain has his first break point, but he immediately gives it away again with a slight mistake. After just under a quarter of an hour, Alcaraz takes the first game of the match with his fifth break point.
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Princess Kate attends Wimbledon final
Princess Kate is being treated for a cancer diagnosis. In June, she appeared in public again for the first time after a long break. Now her second appearance follows at the Wimbledon final. Much to the delight of the audience.
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Second public appearance after cancer diagnosis: Princess Kate waves to the cameras. Keystone -
Who will triumph at Wimbledon?
At the age of just 21, Alcaraz wins his fourth title at a Grand Slam tournament. For Djokovic, who is 16 years older, it's all about his eighth triumph at Wimbledon, which would put him on a par with Roger Federer. The Serbian could also leave Australian Margaret Court, the women's record holder, in his wake with his 25th Grand Slam title.
