LONDON (AP) — In the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) to win his fourth Grand Slam championship at the age of 21.
It was a replay of the All England Club’s grass championship match from the previous year, which Alcaraz won in five sets.
This one was much simpler for Alcaraz, at least until he slipped while holding three match chances when he served for the victory at 5-4 in the third set. The match was played in front of a Center Court crowd that included Kate, the Princess of Wales, in a rare public appearance since disclosing her cancer.
Despite this, Alcaraz bounced back from their victory on the clay last month and went on to win a second major title..
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.
