Novak Djokovic told Carlos Alcaraz 'you deserve it' after the Spanish star succeeded him as Wimbledon champion on Sunday.
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World number one Alcaraz defeated the seven-time Wimbledon winner 1-6, 7-6 , 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 after four hours and 42 minutes of breathless action on Centre Court. "What a quality at the end of the match when you had to serve it out. You can up with some big plays in the big situation and you absolutely deserve it," Djokovic told his 20-year-old rival.Despite the defeat on Centre Court -- his first in 10 years -- Djokovic insisted he still has the desire to keep on winning Slams.
He hailed Alcaraz, who now has two Grand Slam titles following his US Open breakthrough last year, and two titles on grass in just four tournaments on the surface.
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