Djokovic backs Alcaraz to win more Slams but 'hopefully not on Sunday'

Novak Djokovic has backed Carlos Alcaraz to rack up more Grand Slam titles, but the Serb hopes that run doesn't start when they clash in a blockbuster Wimbledon final on Sunday.

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Djokovic will equal Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon titles and become the tournament's oldest champion of the modern era if he avenges last year's All England Club final loss to Alcaraz. But Djokovic knows the threat posed by the dynamic Alcaraz, who recovered from losing the first set to dispatch Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals on Friday.

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