Men’s world number one Carlos Alcaraz has produced a stunning performance to claim his maiden Wimbledon title and end Novak Djokovic’s 34-match win streak at the All England Club.
It wasn’t the only record to tumble during the match which saw the 20-year-old Spaniard fight back from a set down to win the match 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 and his second career major, in what was an epic where Djokovic repeatedly lost his cool.
The Alcaraz victory also ended a 45-match win streak for Djokovic on Centre Court. The last time he had lost on the famous arena was the 2013 final against Andy Murray.
The 23-times grand slam champion repeatedly engaged in dialogue with chair umpire Fergus Murphy on multiple occasions, was given a time violation warning in the second set tiebreak and a code violation for racquet abuse in the fifth set.
Djokovic absolutely obliterated a frame on the net post when Alcaraz broke him for a 2-1 lead in the final set.
He hit the wooden post so hard the racquet chipped the wood away and the Serbian great was left shaking out a sore arm.
The scene was eerily reminiscent to when he lost the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics to Pablo Carreno Busta.
From there the pair traded service holds as Alcaraz showed just how mature he is to continue to go for his shots when he needed to and serve out the match in style.
More to come.