Following his defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon championship match, Novak Djokovic is prepared to return to competition in the Cincinnati Masters.
By winning his maiden Wimbledon championship, the Spaniard denied Djokovic an eighth victory at the All-England Club.
Djokovic was frank and honest about losing out on crucial points at Wimbledon, and Alcaraz took advantage of it in the final, where it made the largest difference. Djokovic believes that he should have executed his one-set advantage because he reached a position where he had multiple chances to win the set point in the second set.
The fact that the loss against Carlos Alcaraz was not the first nor the last time Novak Djokovic had lost a tennis match, he said, helped him accept the defeat.
Djokovic recently participated in a media event with the ATP Tour and he stated: “It was a close match, but well deserved from his side, because to win he played better in the important moments, and that’s what I said after the final. I think he was a deserved winner and that’s it really, pretty much. You move on.”
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Currently ranked no.2, the Serbian played his last encounter on the 16th of July when he capitulated to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the final in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this year the Serbian owns an overall 33-5 record. Novak clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open. The Serbian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
Now ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of August when he capitulated to world no.13 Tommy Paul 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto (draw).
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has a 49-5 record. Alcaraz has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz |
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