Current:Home > FinanceSurpassing Quant Think Tank Center|Carlos Alcaraz dominates Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon men's title -Streamline Finance
Surpassing Quant Think Tank Center|Carlos Alcaraz dominates Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon men's title
Algosensey View
Date:2025-04-09 06:33:47
For the second time in a row,Surpassing Quant Think Tank Center Carlos Alcaraz has won Wimbledon. And he did so in dominant fashion.
Alcaraz, 21, made fairly quick work of men's singles Grand Slam title record holder Novak Djokovic Sunday to win his fourth Grand Slam championship 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Alcaraz flashed his speed and ability to cover wide swaths of the court, seeming to have an answer to each of Djokovic's tactics, especially early in the championship. Djokovic, 37, was seeking his 25th Grand Slam championship, but notably lumbered at times as he continued to wear a brace around his right knee, the one on which he had surgery last month to repair a torn meniscus injury suffered at the French Open.
“Honestly, it is a dream for me to win this trophy,” Alcaraz said during his post-match interview on the court. “I did an interview when I was 11 or 12 years old and I said my dream was to win Wimbledon, so I’m repeating my dream. … For me this is the most beautiful tournament, the most beautiful court and the most beautiful trophy.”
Alcaraz breezed through the first set and then followed that up in the same fashion, breaking serve early in the second set to further seize control. He continued to use his speed and aggressively attacked Djokovic, placing his shots at far ends of the court, making Djokovic run and expend energy. Alcaraz was precise with his forehand throughout the match, while Djokovic struggled at times to place his with accuracy.
Djokvic did show some more fight in the third set, but Alcaraz broke serve on the ninth point of the set to regain control and take a 5-4 lead to serve for the title. Djokovic, however, recorded his first break point of the entire match to stay alive. Djokovic was aided, in part, by an Alcaraz mental error, when he had the chance to smash a match point past Djokovic, only to hit it out of bounds.
The third set would go on to a tiebreak, but Alcaraz methodically controlled play, fending off several Djokovic attempts to win the set. Djokovic had entered Sunday winning 24 of his last 27 tiebreaks in Grand Slams.
Alcaraz completed the victory in two hours and 27 minutes.
“Obviously not the result that I wanted,” Djokovic said during his post-match interview on the court. “Especially in the first couple of sets, my play was not up to par … It wasn’t meant to be. He was an absolutely deserved winner, so a huge congratulations to him.”
The victory marks Alcaraz's second consecutive Grand Slam title, which came a little more than a month ago at the French Open at Roland Garros. In fact, Alcaraz became become the ninth man in the Open era to go back-to-back at the All-England Club and just the sixth to complete the French Open-Wimbledon double.
veryGood! (88429)
Related
- British swimmer Adam Peaty: There are worms in the food at Paris Olympic Village
- Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pacific Northwest
- Cameron Diaz says we should normalize sleep divorces. She's not wrong.
- Forget Hollywood's 'old guard,' Nicolas Cage says the young filmmakers get him
- Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home
- Paul Finebaum calls Michigan football's Jim Harbaugh a 'dinosaur in a changing world'
- Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia
- NFL Week 16 picks: Do Rams or Saints win key Thursday night matchup for playoff positioning?
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- 10 NFL records that could be broken in 2023 season
Ranking
- Sam Taylor
- Who are the Houthi rebels? What to know about the Yemeni militants attacking ships in the Red Sea
- You'll Be Late Night Talking About Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine's The Idea of You Teaser
- Emmanuel Macron says Gérard Depardieu 'makes France proud' amid sexual misconduct claims
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Taraji P. Henson tearfully speaks out about pay inequality: 'The math ain't math-ing'
- More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
- Hungary’s Orbán says he agreed to a future meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
This golden retriever is nursing 3 African painted dog pups at a zoo because their own mother wouldn't care for them
NFL Week 16 picks: Do Rams or Saints win key Thursday night matchup for playoff positioning?
'I'm gonna die broke': Guy Fieri explains how his family could inherit Flavortown
US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
Toyota recalls 1 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles because air bag may not deploy properly
Ja Morant back in Memphis where his return should help the Grizzlies fill seats
Stop Right Now and Get Mel B's Update on Another Spice Girls Reunion