Alcaraz ends Djokovic's Wimbledon Reign in final thriller

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Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, presents the winner's trophy to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles final tennis match on the last day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. - Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP

LONDON - Carlos Alcaraz ended Novak Djokovic's remarkable Wimbledon success run when he fought to a stunning 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 triumph for a first title at the grass court grand slam and second at the major, reported German news agency (dpa).

Alcaraz, 20, regrouped from a poor first set and saved a set point in the second to win a sensational battle of the tennis generations against his 36-year-old opponent in four hours 42 minutes on first match point.

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Alcaraz became the third-youngest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era which started in 1968, behind Boris Becker (17) and Björn Borg (2-0), under the eyes of Spanish King Felipe VI who was in attendance. He retained the world No. 1 position ahead of Djokovic.

Djokovic missed what would have been a record-tying five Wimbledon titles in a row, eight overall there and 24 at all grand slams in his first Wimbledon centre court defeat since 2013. The loss in a record 35th major final also ended his bid for a calendar year grand slam. - Bernama

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