Carlos Alcaraz, the world’s number 1 tennis player from Spain, made history on July 16th, 2023, by winning his first Wimbledon title at the Centre Court in the Wimbledon Championship Final. This victory ended Novak Djokovic’s dominant run on Centre Court since 2015.
Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic, the world’s number 2 player from Serbia, in a thrilling match with a final score of 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. After losing the first set 1-6, Alcaraz bounced back and won the next two sets 7-6, 6-1. Djokovic then won the fourth set 6-3, but Alcaraz sealed the victory by winning the final and fifth set 6-4.
This historic win makes Alcaraz the youngest man to lift the Challenge Cup since Boris Becker accomplished the feat as an 18-year-old in 1986.
Prior to his Wimbledon campaign, Alcaraz also won his first grass court title at the Queen’s Club Championship. He has a total of eleven ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 2022 US Open and four Masters 1000 titles.
On the women’s side, Marketa Vondrousova claimed her first Grand Slam title by defeating Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
With agency inputs.