After suffering a crushing loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon men’s singles final match, Novak Djokovic declared he was not at that level.
In the SW19 main event, Alcaraz defeated Djokovic 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) to earn his second consecutive victory against the 24-time Grand Slam champion, who appeared nearly helpless. It is Djokovic’s worst season start since 2006, and he has yet to win a championship this year.
In the Sunday final, Alcaraz outplayed the 37-year-old, producing booming forehand wins, heavy serves, and skilful drop drops. This outcome also signifies a shift in power in men’s tennis.
Jannik Sinner and Alcaraz have triumphed in each of the three Grand Slam events this year.
Djokovic expressed his remarks about Alcaraz and Sinner in the post-match press conference and said: “Being able to reach the final of Wimbledon gives a great confidence boost. But I also feel like in a matchup today against the best player in the world right now for sure, other than Jannik, both of them are the best this year by far. I feel like I’m not at that level.”
He added: “In order to really have a chance to beat these guys in the Grand Slam’s latter stages or the Olympics, I’m going to have to play much better than I did today and feel much better than I did today. It’s not something I haven’t experienced before in my life. In the face of adversity, normally I rise, learn, & get stronger. That’s what I’m going to do.”
Novak Djokovic says he is not at Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner’s level this year, ‘To have a chance to beat these guys in latter stages of Grand Slams or Olympics, I’m gonna have to play much better than I did today’
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WWWWWWWLWW Currently the world no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 14th of July when he beat world no.2 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) in the final in Wimbledon to win his 16th career title.
This season Carlos has managed to achieve a compiled 33-6 win-loss record. Alcaraz conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.375 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never competed against each other until now in top competitions.
Alcaraz has won 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon.
Carlos won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jannik Sinner in 2024
LWWWWWWWWW Now the world no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 9th of July when he surrendered to world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-7(7) 6-4 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Sinner has managed to achieve an overall 42-4 win-loss record. The Italian clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner squared off 10 times. Their actual head to head record is 6-4 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 7th of June 2024.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic in 2024
LWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.2, Djokovic played his last contest on the 14th of July when he lost to world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) in the final in Wimbledon (draw).
Until now, during this year Novak has a 23-7 record. Novak Djokovic’s latest run in Wimbledon was the best achievement of his season.
