Alcaraz records straight sets win over Djkovic for second Wimbledon title
Al Jazeera
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz swept aside seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic in a stunning 6-2,6-2,7-6 (7-4) win.
Wimbledon, United Kingdom – If there were any doubts about Carlos Alcaraz’s pedigree as a tennis great in the making, the 21-year-old swept them aside with a crushing straight-sets win over Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon.
The Spaniard raced to his second Wimbledon title with a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) win over the 24-time Grand Slam winner from Serbia on a sunny afternoon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in southern London on Sunday.
Alcaraz was in control for most of the duration of the match that lasted just under two and a half hours, but had to fight back to finish the job in the third set tie-break after blowing away three championship points earlier on.
That moment, in the middle of the third set, was the only time Djokovic had an upper hand in the final that was played at the 21-year-old Alcaraz’s scintillating pace.
Djokovic, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, admitted he was fighting to survive in the face of the whirlwind challenge from a man 16 years his junior.
