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No. 3 ranked Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz continued his demolition amongst the sport of tennis showing why he’s the best in the world defeating No.2 and Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic for the second consecutive year in a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) straight sets win to defeat Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon rematch to repeat as champion.
Alcaraz was astounding and seemingly on fire from the beginning, no return shot seemed impossible, and he was incredible winning his first serve with an 84-66 % advantage over Djokovic in the match. Djokovic struggled mightily in the first two sets capitalizing on volley shot attempts he usually converts and didn’t look as explosive out the corner to hit shots or contorting his body as he normally does.
That’s largely due to Djokovic having surgery on his knee just a month before the tournament. Nevertheless, the first set saw a back-and-forth between the master and the student once again. The first game consisted of seven deuces and 20 points in a rapid span of 14 minutes.
A double fault from Djokovic handed a two-hand break, giving Alcaraz a 5-1 lead in the first set. As the game progressed Djokovic tried everything he could. Still, Alcaraz was seemingly too much to overcome eventually taking a two-set lead heading into the third and potential championship-winning set.
This spelled trouble for Djokovic, as Alcaraz was undefeated after winning the first two sets in Grand Slam history… Not an easy task to overcome. Alcaraz’s miraculous brilliance was on full display all match long, from hitting the regular timely shots you expect, to hitting inconceivable shots that even Djokovic had to smile and appreciate the greatness on full display.
From volleys, timely groundstrokes, and impeccable down-the-line shots, Alcaraz seemingly could do no wrong… He even had a crowd-pleasing behind-the-back hit that almost scored a point until Djokovic returned it.
Alcaraz, 21, is now a four-time Grand Slam champion while making history. He becomes the second player to ever go (4-0) in their first four Grand Slam matches (Roger Federer) and the sixth player (Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic) to ever win “The Double” in the Roland Garros and Wimbledon tournament the same year.
With the “Big Three Era” nearing its end, the new face of men’s tennis seems to be here… And his name is Carlos Alcaraz... He's just getting started.
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