Last Updated on 07/17/2023 by てんしょく飯
The men’s singles final of the Wimbledon tennis tournament (grass, Grand Slam, London, England) was held on July 16.
Alcaraz won the tournament for the first time after a 4-hour, 42-minute battle, and also won his second Grand Slam title at a major tournament, following last year’s U.S. Open (New York, USA, hard, Grand Slam).
No. 1 seed C. Alcaraz (Spain) defeated No. 2 seed N. Djokovic (Serbia) in a 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 full-set thriller to win the tournament for the first time and claim the second win at a four-major tournament, and become the first man in 21 years since L. Hewitt (Australia) in 2002 to win a four-major tournament. He also became the first player in 21 years since L. Hewitt (AUS) in 2002 to win a tournament other than the “Big Four” who have led the men’s tennis world for a long time.
Alcaraz, 20 years old and ranked No. 1 in the world, came into the tournament looking for his first Wimbledon title, and he did just that, beating No. 3 seed Dmitry Medvedev in straight sets in the semifinals to advance to the final.
In the first set of the final, Djokovic made only two unforced errors, but Alcaraz broke twice and lost the set in 34 minutes.
In the second set, Alcaraz began to show his consistency, and the match began to unfold at a high level of play.
In the second game of the set, Alcaraz broke for the first time in the match, but Djokovic broke back in the third game. Both players held for the remainder of the set, which went to a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, the two players traded mini-breaks one by one, but Alcaraz finally broke for a return ace to take the set all the way to one set.
In the third set, Alcaraz, riding high, broke in the first game. In the fifth game, after 13 deuces, Alcaraz broke in over 25 minutes to extend his lead. In the seventh game, Alcaraz won his second set point of the match to take the set 2-1 and the championship.
In the fourth set, Alcaraz was broken in the fifth game after a deuce to take the lead. After a break point in the ninth game, Alcaraz double-faulted and lost the set, sending the match into the final set.
In the final set, Alcaraz was held on a break point in the second game, but he showed tremendous defensive skills to overcome the break point. Alcaraz held on in the 10th game to win his first tournament victory after a 4-hour, 42-minute duel, and his second win at a major tournament following last year’s U.S. Open (New York, USA, hard, Grand Slam).
This was the first time in 21 years since Hewitt won Wimbledon in 2002 that a player other than the “Big Four” of R. Federer (Switzerland), R. Nadal (Spain), Djokovic, and A. Murray (Great Britain), who have led the men’s tennis world for a long time, had won the tournament.
Djokovic, who was aiming to win his 24th career title, tied for the most in the history of men’s and women’s tennis, finished as the runner-up this year, and his Wimbledon match winning streak came to a halt at 34.
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