Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz, Wimbledon 2024 final Live updates: Alcaraz retained his title with 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) in the men’s singles final.
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz, Wimbledon 2024 final Live: Carlos Alcaraz registered a dominant win over Novak Djokovic to retain his Wimbledon title. The Spaniard was just too good for one of the greatest tennis players as he beat Djokovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) to become the Wimbledon champion once again. Djokovic put up a fightback in the third set and pushed the game to the tie-breaker but Alcaraz played one of the best games of his career to claim a clinical win on the centre court.
Exactly a year ago, Novak Djokovic was a four-time defending champion, having not lost a match on Centre Court in 10 years. The Serb was chasing history at the iconic venue, aiming to match Roger Federer’s ATP record for the most Wimbledon titles won (8) and win an unprecedented 24th Grand Slam title in the Open Era. He did proclaim himself as the favourite in each of the contests he played, even ahead of the final. But Carlos Alcaraz left him red-faced when he stunned the Serb in a five-set thriller on Centre Court. It was the Spaniard’s maiden Wimbledon haul, second title on grass and the third major of his career.
A heartbroken Djokovic took a lengthy break after the loss and returned to avenge his loss in the Cincinnati Open final and then again in the Tour Finals to take a 3-2 lead in the head-to-head rivalry against the 21-year-old. But those results, in the last two matches, will unlikely matter, with Djokovic now having earned the right stage to pull off what could be a perfect revenge
