Wimbledon 2023: 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in high pressure final to win his second Grand Slam

The Wimbledon 2023 final has been a true war of generations. The 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz faced the experienced Novak Djokovic in the high-pressure finals. Djokovic won the first set as things were going in his favour. However, suddenly, Alcaraz turned the tables and did what seemed impossible before Sunday. He defeated Djokovic on centre court to win the grand slam.

Alcaraz beat all odds and smashed every piece of history in his path to a 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Djokovic for his first Wimbledon and second Grand Slam title. This loss left Djokovic in tears as he compared it to his victory against Roger Federer in the 2019 finals. Djokovic had won 34 consecutive Wimbledon matches and had not lost on Centre Court since 2013, but Alcaraz defied history to win his second Grand Slam title. After winning the first set, Djokovic won his previous 104 Grand Slam matches.

In doing so, the 20-year-old Spaniard ends one of the most dominant eras. Alcaraz is the very first player outside the ‘Big Four’ of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title since 2002. Djokovic had been attempting to equal Federer’s men’s record of eight singles titles but was stopped by an inspired Alcaraz.

“It’s a dream come true for me,” says Carlos Alcaraz

After winning the historic game against Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz said that it was a dream come true for him. “It’s a dream come true for me. Making history in this beautiful tournament, playing a final against a legend of our sport—for me, it’s incredible. It’s amazing for a boy like me, 20 years old, to reach this kind of situation”, said an emotional Alcaraz.

“I love you, thank you for supporting me, and I give you a big hug. We can all love each other. As for me, obviously, you never like to lose matches like this. But you know, I guess when all the emotions are settled, I have to still be very grateful because I won many, many tight and close matches in the past here. To name a few, you know, in 2019 against Roger in those finals when I was match points down. Maybe I should’ve lost a couple of finals that I won, so I think this is even Steven,”, said an emotional Djokovic in his on-field interview.