Djokovic won the first set 6-1. After this, Alcaraz made a tremendous comeback in the second set. The set was tied at 6-6 at one stage. A tie-breaker followed, which Alcaraz won 8–6 to take the set 7–6. At present the game of the third set is going on.
The Wimbledon 2023 Grand Slam tournament is about to reach its conclusion. Today in the men’s singles final, 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia continues to face world number-one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Djokovic’s world ranking is two.
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Earlier on Saturday, 24-year-old Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic won the women’s singles title by defeating Ons Zebeur of Tunisia 6-4, 6-4. Today men will also get a champion.
If Djokovic wins the final, it will be his 24th Grand Slam and he will equal Margaret Court’s record for most Grand Slam wins between men and women. It will also be Djokovic’s eighth overall and fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. In both these cases, he will equal the record of former legendary tennis player Roger Federer. At the same time, if Alcaraz wins, it will be his first Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam title overall. Earlier in 2022, he won the US Open title.
Djokovic and Alcaraz have come face to face twice so far. Djokovic has won in one and Alcaraz in one. Prior to this final, both had clashed in the semi-finals of the French Open in Paris earlier this year. Djokovic then defeated the Spanish player 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 on the clay court. Alcaraz was injured in that match and despite that played the whole match. At the same time, Alcaraz defeated Djokovic 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 in the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid. In such a situation, a fierce competition can be seen between the two in this final.
