Carlos Alcaraz put aside a poor start and surged down the stretch to end Novak Djokovic's 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon by beating him 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in an engaging, back-and-forth final on Sunday, claiming his first championship at the All England Club and second Grand Slam trophy overall.
Wimbledon Men's Final: Carlos Alcaraz Beats Djokovic To Clinch His Second Grand Slam
Alcaraz overpowers the 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
Alcaraz, 20, is the third third-youngest Wimbledon men’s winner after Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg.
Alcaraz, 20, is the third third-youngest Wimbledon men’s winner after Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg.
The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz prevented Djokovic from what would have been a record-tying eighth title, and fifth in a row, at the grass-court tournament.?
Djokovic also was kept from claiming his 24th career major.
Instead of Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, becoming the oldest male champion at Wimbledon in the Open era, Alcaraz, a 20-year-old from Spain, became the third-youngest.?
The age gap between the two was the widest in any men's Slam final since 1974.
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