Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis result as sensational Carlos Alcaraz retains title with Novak Djokovic demolition

Alcaraz brilliantly defended his title with a straight-sets win over seven-time champion Djokovic on Centre Court

Princess of Wales receives standing ovation at Wimbledon as crowd welcomes her to final

Carlos Alcaraz is a two-time Wimbledon champion after beating Novak Djokovic for the second year in a row to successfully defend his men’s singles title.

The 21-year-old once again denied Djokovic in his bid to win a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men’s title, as the 37-year-old fell short in his attempts to win a 25th grand slam.

A year on from his epic five-set triumph, Alcaraz produced a masterclass and claimed a fourth grand slam title with a one-sided destruction of most successful men’s player of all time. Alcaraz dominated from the start and came through a nervy third-set tiebreak after squandering three match points to win 6-2 6-2 7-6 in two and half hours.

Alcaraz becomes just the third man in the Open era to win multiple Wimbledon titles aged 21 or under. The Spaniard now has four grand slam titles, and is just the sixth man in the Open era to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same summer.

Elsewhere, Britain’s Alfie Hewett has won the wheelchair singles title for the first time, defeating Spain’s Martin de la Puente 6-2 6-3 to complete the career grand slam. Hewett put his celebrations on hold as he later teamed up with Reid for a sixth wheelchair doubles victory. Barbora Krejecikova won the women’s singles title yesterday after a three-set win over Jasmine Paolini, while British hopeful Henry Patten won the men’s doubles alongside partner Harri Heliovaara.

Follow all the latest scores and match updates from the Wimbledon men’s final below:

Wimbledon day 14 - latest scores and updates

• REPORT: Carlos Alcaraz delivers destruction of Novak Djokovic to win second Wimbledon title
• Alcaraz, 21, also defeated Djokovic last year in five-set epic to win first Wimbledon final
• ‘It’s a dream’: Alcaraz on defending Wimbledon title against Djokovic
• Princess Kate in attendance at the final and will present trophy in just second public appearance since cancer announcement
• Alfie Hewett wins Wimbledon men’s wheelchair singles final for first time
• Hewett puts celebrations on pause as he and Gordon Reid retain Wimbledon doubles title
• Barbora Krejcikova defeated Jasmine Paolini yesterday to win women’s singles final

[14 July 2024 07:00 · Jamie Braidwood]

Good morning and welcome

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet again in the Wimbledon men’s final in a rematch of last year’s five-set epic on Centre Court. Alcaraz edged a thriller to win Wimbledon for the first time but Djokovic will be out for revenge as he looks to equal Roger Federer’s Wimbledon record of eight men’s titles and move ahead on his own with 25 grand slam singles titles.

Alcaraz, 21, is now a three-time grand slam champion and is bidding to add the Wimbledon title to his French Open won last month. The Spaniard is the favourite against seven-time winner Djokovic, who made a stunning recovery from knee surgery to reach a 10th Wimbledon final. At 37, Djokovic is aiming to become the oldest men’s champion in the Open era.

Last year’s final was one of the greatest ever played at Wimbledon and the rematch promises more drama ahead of the Euro 2024 final tonight. Djokovic and Alcaraz are also playing for record prize money, while the trophies will be presented by the Princess of Wales.

Follow all the build-up to the final in today’s live blog

[14 July 2024 02:00 · Jamie Braidwood]

Britain’s Alfie Hewett joins career Grand Slam club

Alfie Hewett joined an exclusive club as his Wimbledon wheelchair singles title completed a career Grand Slam.

Hewett, who had already achieved the feat in doubles, is only the fourth wheelchair player to complete a singles slam and the first Briton in any category since Fred Perry.