Carlos Alcaraz grinned in the face of an inevitable outcome to beat Novak Djokovic in an all-time Wimbledon classic.
On July 14th 2019, Novak Djokovic cheated death against Roger Federer by saving two match points against serve in the Wimbledon final. In 2023, young Carlos Alcaraz pulled off something similarly extraordinary against the greatest player in the history of the sport.The 2023 Wimbledon final was an astonishing tennis match where the two best tennis players in the world slugged it out for the most prestigious prize.
In the second set, he bounced back in what might go down as the greatest set of tennis contested at Wimbledon this millennium. Alcaraz settled it with a sweet backhand pass as he lapped up the crowd’s wild excitement, who already knew they were in for something special because it was happening right before their eyes.Alcaraz dominated the third set, eventually winning a marathon fifth game lasting 26 minutes and containing 13 deuces and seven break points.
At that point, most of the conventional wisdom pointed to him marching towards the finish line as his less experienced opponent would surely crumble under the pressure. Surely?Alcaraz squandered a breakpoint in the opening game of the decider and then saved one on his own serve with some miraculous defensive work. He broke to make it 2-1 after a long exchange which saw Djokovic fall and almost recover, Alcaraz passed and Novak destroyed his racket.
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