Carlos Alcaraz conquers Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the final in London on Sunday. The epic lasted 4 hours and 43 minutes. This is the first time that the Spaniard conquered this tournament. His best result in this competition so far was reaching the 4th round. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Alcaraz added £ 1,175,000 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned £ 2,350,000 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic Wimbledon – London
Alcaraz’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3-6 6-4
4h:43
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 168 points vs. Djokovic’s 166.
Alcaraz
The Spaniard won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 26% (5/19) of the procured opportunities.
Djokovic
On the other side, Novak was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 33% – 5/15). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Alcaraz and Djokovic is 2-1 for Carlos.
This was the 12th career title for Alcaraz. (see list of titles and finals). Djokovic remains with 94th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
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Alcaraz had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Novak managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Carlos in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Djokovic won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
The Serbian was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).
They contested 45 points. Djokovic conquered the set after winning 13 more points than Alcaraz (29-16). Novak conceded 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the court, Carlos conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).
Alcaraz conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Alcaraz to win the set because Djokovic managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Spaniard kept his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 6.
Tiebreak
Carlos won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Novak won a minibreak in the 1st (1-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
Alcaraz converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 30-40). Alcaraz saved 1 set point when he was trailing 5-6. On the other side, Djokovic was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 40-A).
They played 94 points. Alcaraz was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Novak (50-44). Carlos dropped 13 points on serve (32-13). On the other side, Djokovic conceded 18 points on serve (31-18).
Alcaraz got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 1st game (1-0). Carlos managed to boost his lead after breaking Novak in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
Novak was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-1 to 6-1.
Carlos converted 27% of his break points (3/11). He had 11 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Novak was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 70 points. Alcaraz conquered the set after winning 12 more points than Novak (41-29). Carlos conceded 6 points on serve (13-6). on the other side of the net, the Serbian conceded 28 points on serve (23-28).
The Serbian won the set after he broke Alcaraz in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Serbian was unerring in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40 and 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Carlos was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 64 points. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Alcaraz (36-28). Djokovic dropped 8 points on serve (18-8). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Spaniard conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) just before eventually conquering the set (6-4).
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (1-1 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-1 30-40).
They played 61 points. Carlos was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Novak (33-28). The Spaniard conceded 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, Novak conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
Carlos Alcaraz in London |
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