Carlos Alcaraz is the Wimbledon 2023 grand champion, the Iberian beating Novak Djokovic in a stunning five-set final 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. At the press conference, the ATP leader revealed the moment that ultimately made the difference at London Central.

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Carlos Alcaraz says the second set was the key to his fantastic victory in the 2023 Wimbledon final

In his post-match press conference with Djokovic, the Spaniard identified the moment that ultimately decided Sunday’s final.

Alcaraz talks about the importance of winning the second set, without which the Iberian says he would have lost the match against Nole 3-0 (he would have had no chance of winning had Joker gone 2-0 in sets, indicating that the Spanish ).

“It’s a problem when you don’t use the chances that appear in front of a legend like Novak. If I had lost the second set, I probably wouldn’t have taken the trophy. I probably would have lost in three sets” – Carlos Alcaraz.

In addition, the Spaniard also stated that it is a great pride to be the first to beat Nole at London Central after ten years and hopes that his victory will give more courage to the younger generation.

“To be the man who beat Djokovic after a ten-year break at Maine Arena at Wimbledon is amazing for me. This is something I will never forget. It’s great for the new generation to see me beat him, I think other young people will also think they can beat him,” he added. Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic also spoke about the importance of the second set, with the Serb saying that he somewhat regrets not being able to finish the tiebreak in his favor, which ultimately gave his opponent confidence.

The joker talks about how his backhand failed at the crucial moment, which led to Alcaraz winning the set and leveling at one set.

At the same time, the Serbian praised the short impact and fantastic passing of his opponent throughout Sunday’s tense final.

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• This is the second Grand Slam title in Alcaraz’s career (he also won at the US Open-2022).

• Djokovic’s last loss at Wimbledon was in 2017: at this draw, the Serbian had to go down during a match against Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals of the London competition (by a score of 7-6(2), 2-0 in favor of the Czech).

• For the first time since 2015, the two top seeds met in the grand final of Wimbledon.

• Djokovic and Alcaraz met three times on the ATP circuit. The previous matches were played on clay, each with one victory: Carlos in Madrid (2022), score (5)6-7, 7-5, 7-6(5), and Novak at Roland Garros (2023), score 6 – 3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.

• In 2023, Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open and Roland Garros Grand Slam tournaments.

• Nole has won the last four editions of Wimbledon, where he has won seven trophies (tied with Pete Sampras, one short of Roger Federer’s record in the Open era).

• Alcaraz has won 47 matches this season (the most on the ATP circuit) and lost only 4. In contrast, Djokovic has 33 wins and 5 losses.

• Carlos is younger than Nole by 15 years and 348 days. Only Jimmy Connors and Ken Rosewall had a greater age difference between Grand Slam finalists (17 years and 304 days – Wimbledon and 1974 US Open).

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