Novak Djokovoic’s bid to a twenty fourth Grand Slam title took a pause when Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz edged previous the Serbian nice with an exciting five-set win in Wimbledon final. Djokovic was the reigning champion on the occasion and regarded poised to bag his eighth SW19 trophy however was stopped on the final hurdle by a 20-year-old prodigy. However, the 36-year-old veteran not solely suffered a match loss however has additionally been inflicted with the heaviest fine of 2023 after his racquet abuse in the summit conflict.
The match went for 4 hours and 42 minutes the place Alcaraz edged previous with a 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win to pocket his first Wimbledon and second Grand Slam. But the incident passed off in the tense fifth set when Djokovic’s serve was damaged. Djokovic took a 1-0 lead earlier than the Spaniard bounced again on his serve to attain parity. However, when the 20-year-old broke Djokovic’s serve, the Serb smashed his racquet in anger on the net-post, which broke his taking part in gear badly.
After the match, the organisers hit a fine of $8,000, which is the joint-highest fine handed in 2023. In the identical match, Russia’s Mirra Andreeva attracted the identical monetary minimize throughout her fourth-round match towards USA’s Madison Keys. The purpose behind this fine was Andreeva’s abuse of the racquet as she threw it to the bottom.
Alcaraz break Djokovic’s dominance
In a humdinger finale at Center Court, Alcaraz broke Djokovic’s nice dominance. The Serb was in the hunt for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy with Roger Federer and a twenty fourth Grand Slam. He was undefeated on the Center Court since 2013 and gained Wimbledon in all of the earlier 4 years.
This was Alcaraz’s second Grand Slam win after the US Open triumph in 2022. The Spaniard additionally broke the ‘Big Four’ dominance with his win. Since 2002 none apart from the Big Four – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray gained the Wimbledon title.
