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
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:
Here are the thoughts from Carlos Alcaraz
“Honestly it’s a dream for me winning this trophy,” Alcaraz said as he spoke on Centre Court following his win. “It’s a great feeling to play on this beautiful court and trophy. It’s the most beautiful tournament.
He is asked about the game which saw him lose three match points and get broken when serving for the match, to which he replied:
“It was 40-0. Djokovic is an unbelievable fighter, I tried to win with my serve, but I couldn’t. I tried to stay calm and positive going into the tie-break and play my best tennis.
“That’s all I was thinking about. I’m glad at the end I could find the solutions.”
Novak Djokovic gives verdict on crushing Wimbledon final defeat by Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic hailed Carlos Alcaraz’s “complete tennis” after a straight-sets beating in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon.
Alcaraz dominated his opponent to win 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) on Centre Court and claim back-to-back Wimbledon titles and his fourth grand slam at only 21 years old.
Djokovic managed to save three Championship points at the end of the third set, forcing a tie-break, but it was not enough to stop Alcaraz, as the 37-year-old’s wait for a 25th grand slam went on.
Novak Djokovic gives verdict on crushing Wimbledon final defeat by Carlos Alcaraz
Djokovic went down 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) on Centre Court as Alcaraz sealed a fourth grand slam title
A final word from Novak Djokovic:
“To my wife I love you. To my wonderful children thank you for bringing the smile to my face every single day. I’m so thankful to be a father of two little angels who love tennis.
“I don’t know if I have the nerves to have a coaching career with my son; but if you really wish to pursue it I’ll be there for you.
“Enough talking. I just want to say thanks to my whole team, for sticking with me through good and bad times. I love you guys, thanks for being in my corner, let’s keep this going.”
‘I’m living my childhood dream’ says Djokovic
Here’s more from Novak Djokovic’s post-match interview. He said: “I have to be very proud.
“Obviously there’s disappointment right now but when I reflect on the last four to five weeks [37 days after knee surgery]. What I’ve been through, I’m very satisfied.
“I try to remind myself sometimes of how surreal it is being here; being really blessed to fight for the trophy. Every time I step on the court it feels like the first time.
“I’m a child living my childhood dream.”
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Wimbledon men’s final
“He was definitely very hot today,” Novak Djokovic says in his post-match interview.
“Obviously not the result I wanted, especially in the first couple of sets. I wasn’t up to par but credit to Carlos. I tried to push him and save the three match points to extend the match a little bit longer.
“But he was the deserved winner today.”
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Wimbledon men’s final
Here’s the moment Carlos Alcaraz won his second Wimbledon title:
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Wimbledon men’s final
Carlos Alcaraz becomes just the third player to win two men’s Wimbledon titles before the age of 22.
Boris Becker is the youngest ever Wimbledon winner, taking the title aged 17 and then retaining it the following year with Bjorn Borg the only other player to have achieved the feat.
Alcaraz (21 years, 70 days) is the third-youngest player in the Open Era to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in back-to-back editions, after Becker (18 years, 227 days, 1985-86) and Borg (21 years, 26 days, 1976-77).
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Wimbledon men’s final
Carlos Alcaraz becomes 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.
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Wimbledon men’s final
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win Wimbledon men’s final
Carlos Alcaraz now comes forward and collects the famous gold trophy off the Princess of Wales. He’s got a huge smile which shows how much winning at Wimbledon means.
Novak Djokovic will now say a few words.
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