Following his straight-set victory over Lorenzo Musetti, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will square off in the Wimbledon 2024 final on Sunday, July 14. Djokovic is hoping that Alcaraz doesn’t begin his run of grand slam victories by defeating him.
After defeating Musetti, Djokovic commended Alcaraz for living a balanced life both on and off the court, calling him one of the best 21-year-olds in sports ever. In the future, the Serbian anticipates Alcaraz to be a consistent winner in the sport.
Djokovic expressed his remarks about Alcaraz and said: “He’s a great example of someone as a young player who has a well-balanced life. A good family has a lot of charisma and carries himself well on and off the court. He’s deservedly one of the greatest 21-year-olds we’ve ever seen in this sport. We’re going to see a lot of him in the future, no doubt. He’s going to win many more grand slams. Hopefully in 2 days, not this one.”
He further said: “But I’m in the future when I retire in about 15 years. Jokes aside, he already beat me in the final here last year in 5 sets. I don’t expect anything less than that. It was a huge battle on the court. He’s as complete of a player as they come. It’s going to take the best of my abilities overall to beat him on Sunday.”
Novak Djokovic in 2024
Currently ranked no.2, the Serbian played his last match on the 12th of July when he defeated world no.25 Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4 in the semifinal in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this year Novak has achieved a composed 23-6 match record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant result of the present season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo, Geneva and in Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic will face the world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Their head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic.
Novak won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Now ranked no.3, Alcaraz played his last match on the 12th of July when he beat world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Carlos has managed to achieve an overall 32-6 match record. The Spaniard clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells and French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.382 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top events.
The Spaniard clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells and French Open.
The Spaniard won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz faced off 5 times. Their current record is 3-2 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.
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