Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet once again in a blockbuster Wimbledon championship match on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s final.
Twelve months ago, the Spaniard Alcaraz lit up Centre Court where he earned a thrilling five-set victory against the Serbian to clinch his first Wimbledon title and end Djokovic’s run of dominance in west London. With his four-hour, 42-minute win, the 21-year-old became just the fourth active male player to lift the trophy at SW19 after Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Djokovic, who won four consecutive titles at the grass-court major from 2018-2022.
By advancing to the championship match again in 2024, Alcaraz has become just the fourth man in the Open Era to reach multiple Wimbledon finals aged 21 and under. The Spaniard has never lost a Grand Slam final (3-0) and last month at Roland Garros he became the youngest player in the Open Era to win a major on all three surfaces.
If the third seed overcomes Djokovic on Centre Court on Sunday afternoon, he will become just the sixth man to achieve the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double, joining Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Nadal, Federer and Djokovic.
“Winning Grand Slams is difficult. Obviously changing from clay to a grass court, totally different surfaces, totally different game of play,” Alcaraz said earlier this fortnight when asked about his opportunity to complete the clay-grass double. “Let’s say I’m going to try. Obviously I want to put my name on that short list to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year. I know that’s going to be a really difficult and big challenge for me, but I think I’m ready to do it.
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