![]() He was up against an Open Era Grand Slam record. He owned Wimbledon for four straight years. Djokovic owned Centre Court for 10 years. But it was probably destined to Alcaraz's moment in the sun. The 36-year-old showed glimpses of what he had done against Dominic Thiem in 2020 Australina Open final with serve-and-volley strategy and he bounced back to force a deciding fifth set. The 20-year-old continued his sublime show in Centre Court to break the 23-time Grand Slam winner twice in the third set, including securing a valiant break in the fifth game after 13 deuces and on seventh break-point opportunity, to secure a two set to one lead in the final. But the Spaniard, with an improved return in the second set, stretched it to the tie-breaker before ending Djokovic's run of 15 consecutive tiebreaks won at Majors. The defending champion owned a 78-0 record in Grand Slam after winning the opening set. World no.1 Carlos Alcaraz, up against the man that has been synonymous with the tournament for over five years now, made a nervy start getting broken twice before losing it 1-6. Wimbledon 2023 final Highlights: How on earth did he pull that off? Go back to the first set, which now seems ages ago. ![]()
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