LONDON/STARNBERG, July 14, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz surged to victory over Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final to retain his men’s singles title at Wimbledon. Unlike last year’s thrilling five-set showdown, this rematch saw Djokovic struggling against the dominant Spaniard.

Despite missing three championship points while serving for the win, Alcaraz ultimately triumphed, raising his arms in celebration after securing the third-set tie-break for a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) victory in two hours and 30 minutes.

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“Honestly, it is a dream for me winning this trophy. I did an interview when I was 11 and I said my dream is to win Wimbledon. I want it to keep going. It is a great feeling to play on this beautiful court and lift this amazing trophy. It is the most beautiful court and trophy,” said Alcaraz.

The World No. 3 began this year’s Wimbledon campaign with straight-set wins over qualifier Mark Lajal from Estonia and Australian Aleksandar Vukic. He narrowly avoided a shock loss to Frances Tiafoe from the United States in the third round, eventually winning in five sets. The 21-year-old Spaniard dropped a set in his first three matches after that scare, against seeds Ugo Humbert of France, US-American Tommy Paul and Daniil Medvedev of Russia, who he beat in the semi-finals.

Alcaraz has become the ninth man to retain his Wimbledon title in the Open era. Novak Djokovic was the last player to do so, winning in both 2021 and 2022. Also on the list is Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, John Newcombe and Rod Laver.

“It is a huge honour for me to be a part of those players. I’m really happy to be at the same table as Novak to do it. Huge champions. I don’t consider myself a champion yet. Not like them. I try to keep going and building my path, my journey,” Alcaraz said.

For the second consecutive year, Djokovic’s bid to equal Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles fell short.

“It obviously was not the result I wanted but of course in the first couple of sets the level of tennis wasn’t up to par from my side. But credit to Carlos for playing elite tennis, especially from the back of the court, he had it all today,” Djokovic said during the on-court ceremony.

“It wasn’t meant to be, I tried to extend the match, but he was an absolute deserved winner today so congratulations for him.”