Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set battle at the centre court to win the Wimbledon 2023 Gentlemen's final. The 20-year-old made many records while defeating the invincible Serbian at Wimbledon. Many things were on the line on Sunday for both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, but it was Carlos who won it all by 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

8 records made by Carlos Alcaraz in Wimbledon 2023 final against Djokovic

2195 - Carlos Alcaraz has become the first player after 2195 days to defeat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. Novak's last loss came against Thomas Berdych in the 2017 quarter-finals, when he was forced to retire hurt.

1 - Alcaraz is the first man to beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final after Andy Murray in the 2013 Wimbledon final.

20 - At 20, Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest player in the Open Era able to win Men's Singles title at the US Open and in Wimbledon.

2 - Carlos Alcaraz achieved an impressive feat by becoming the second person to defeat Novak Djokovic in a five-set Grand Slam final. This accomplishment has only been achieved once before by Andy Murray at the US Open in 2012.

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6 - Carlos Alcaraz is the third youngest player in the last 40 years to win 6 titles in a single season. He is just older only than Andre Agassi in 1988 and Rafael Nadal in 2005. In the 2023 season, Carlos till now has won Argentina Open, Barcelona Open, India Wells Masters Open, Madrid Open, Queen's Club Championships, and Wimbledon Championships.

"For a boy, 20 years old, I didn't expect to reach these situations so fast. I'm really proud of myself; I'm really proud of the team that I have, the work that we do every day to be able to live this experience."

Carlos said post his hisorical win at the Wimbledon

3 - Carlos Alcaraz is now the third youngest player in the Open Era to secure his first Men's Singles title in Wimbledon - older only than Boris Becker (in 1985) and Björn Borg (1976).

1 - Carlos Alcaraz is the first player outside the 'Big 4' of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray to win the men's Wimbledon since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002. Both Roger and Novak won the title eight and seven times respectively during that period.

3661 - Alcaraz is the first man to beat Novak Djokovic on Centre Court since Andy Murray did it 3661 days ago in 2013.

The Paris Olympics 2024 men’s tennis draw is on the table and Two-time Olympic gold medalist Rafael Nadal will meet Hungary’s Marton Fuscovics, in Round 1. Nadal enters the tournament unseeded and is set to play his last Olympic games. There is a high possibility that he could play world No. 2, Novak Djokovic in the second round.

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Novak Djokovic is likely making his last Olympic Games appearance and will be searching for his first gold medal. Djokovic won singles bronze at Beijing 2008 but a gold medal is the one prize he doesn't have won in his historic career. 

The Serbian, seeded No. 1, is set to face Australia’s Matthew Ebden. Ebden received a last-minute entry into the Games after Holger Rune announced his withdrawal from the men’s singles event on Wednesday due to his wrist injury.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, seeded No. 2, will begin his debut Olympic campaign against Lebanon’s Hady Habib. 20-year-old Alcaraz enters the tournament as the world ranked No. 3 and is the most in-form player in the world right now. He recently won both the 2024 French Open and Wimbledon titles. 

Reigning Olympic men’s champion Alexander Zverev will face Spain’s Jaume Munar in the first round. Zverev won gold in Tokyo after thrashing Khachanov in the final. He is also in form but has failed to clinch a single title this year after reaching three finals.

World No 1 Jannik Sinner was set to be the top seed in the men’s singles draw, and in the men’s doubles draw alongside fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti. But he pulled out due to illness. He is going to be a huge miss. Denmark’s Holger Rune and Poland's Hubert Hurkacz will also miss the Men's Singles. Two-time gold medalist Andy Murray pulled out from Singles before the seeding and said that he would only compete in the men’s doubles event. 

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Men's Singles Tennis draw for Paris Olympics 2024

World No 1 Jannik Sinner was set to be the top seed in the men’s singles draw, and in the men’s doubles draw alongside fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti. In Sinner's absence, Novak Djokovic is set to be the top seed in Men's singles at the Paris Olympics 2024. The brackets will feature 64 players, resulting in 16 seeded players. To win the gold, one must win six matches. The top 16 pre-seeded players won't face each other in the first two rounds. The players from the same country also cannot face each other in the first two rounds.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Men's Singles Seed

Novak Djokovic is likely making his last Olympic Games appearance and will be searching for his first gold medal. Djokovic won singles bronze at Beijing 2008 but a gold medal is the one prize he doesn't have won in his historic career.

The favourite for the gold is world No 3 and third seed, Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz is making his Olympic Games debut and coming after winning the French Open and Wimbledon, making him the most in-form player on tour.

Alexander Zverev is also a contender for the gold. World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev will compete as an authorized neutral athlete and is projected to be the fifth seed.

Men’s singles seeds (as of 22 July 2024)

1. 1) Jannik Sinner, Italy
2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
3. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain
4. Alexander Zverev, Germany
5. Daniil Medvedev, Authorised Neutral Athlete
6. Alex de Minaur, Australia
7. Casper Ruud, Norway
8. Taylor Fritz, United States
9. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece
10. Tommy Paul, United States
11. Ugo Humbert, France
12. Holger Rune, Denmark
13. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy
14. Sebastian Baez, Argentina
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada
16. Arthur Fils, France

Novak Djokovic moved one win closer to capturing a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title when he ended 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti's dream in straight sets and sought revenge on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz match will be the rematch of last year's final which the Spaniard won in five sets.

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If the 37-year-old Serbian wins a record-tying 25th major on Sunday, he will become the oldest champion in Wimbledon history. Djokovic, leading Alcaraz 3-2 in the ATP head2head series, will be eager to avenge that defeat and equal Roger Federer's record eight Wimbledon crowns.

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Match Info

• Men's Singles Final: July 14, Sunday
• Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
• Location: London, England
• Court Surface: Grass

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz head-to-head

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz: Form against each other

In the past two years against one another, Djokovic has three wins and Alcaraz has one. In their last match, on November 18, 2023, Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2. Djokovic has clinched nine sets against Alcaraz (64.3%), while Alcaraz has taken five. In 136 total games against one another, Djokovic has taken 77, while Alcaraz has claimed 59. When going head-to-head, Alcaraz and Djokovic have averaged 34 games and 3.5 sets in their four matches against each other.

Djokovic's 2024 performance

Djokovic has captured zero tournament victories on the year, with an overall record of 16-6. In 2024, Djokovic hasn't yet played a match on grass. He is averaging 27.3 games per match (33.2 in best-of-five matches) through his 22 matches played this year across all court surfaces, posting a 57.7% game-winning percentage. Djokovic has put up a service game-winning percentage of 82.1% on all surfaces (247-for-301 in service games) and a return game-winning percentage of 33.1% (99-for-299 in return games).

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Alcaraz's 2024 performance

Alcaraz has won two of his nine tournaments this year, with an overall match record of 32-6. He has a match record of 7-1 on grass courts so far this year. Alcaraz has competed in 38 matches this year (across all court types), and 26.6 games per match (34.4 in best-of-five matches). The World No. 3 has won 35.6% of his return games this year, while also winning 83.5% of his service games.

The full list of entrants for the Paris Olympics 2024 Tennis Event has been confirmed on Thursday at Wimbledon by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), organizer of the event on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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The Paris Olympics 2024 will be held on clay at the Roland Garros Stadium over nine days, from 27 July to 4 August. It will be played on 12 competition courts, with six more for training. The Philippe-Chatrier stadium, which can seat 15,000, and the Suzanne-Lenglen stadium, which can hold 9,000, will be the main courts and both have retractable roofs.

Lebanon makes its Olympic debut

A total of 41 nations will be represented, with 184 players competing in five events (men's and women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles). Lebanon will make its debut in the competition. Sixty-four players will compete in both singles events, while 32 teams will contest both doubles events. Entries for the 16-team mixed doubles event will be determined on July 24.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray lead the list

The men's and women's singles rosters feature top players such as world No. 1 players Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, and Elena Rybakina. The lists also include other former Olympic champions such as Rafa Nadal, a singles and doubles gold medalist, as well as two-time singles gold medalist Andy Murray and Beijing 2008 doubles gold medalist Stan Wawrinka. 

There is a limit of four singles players per gender and country. Nations have also been able to nominate up to two doubles teams per event, with a maximum of six players per gender per country in total.

Under the ITF Ranking System, all players must be in good standing with their national federation and have met the eligibility requirements for the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup. Any player who did not meet this criteria could have had his or her national federation apply for an exemption from the ITF Olympic Committee. The ATP and WTA rankings as of June 10 were used for entry.

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For men's and women's doubles, the top 24 teams were selected on a combined singles or doubles ranking, with the top 10 doubles players eligible to enter directly with any partner with a Top 300 ranking. In accordance with IOC player quota regulations, for the remaining eight teams priority was given to teams that included two singles players, followed by teams that included one singles player.

Entries for the mixed doubles event, which will feature 16 teams, will be determined on-site from players already competing in singles or doubles, with a maximum of one team per country. Registration closes at 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Wednesday 24 July and the ITF will announce the entry list shortly afterward.

Check out the full entry list of Paris Olympics 2024 here

Carlos Alcaraz won his first Roland Garros title in the 2024 French Open defeating Alexander Zverev in a 5-set thriller. Alcaraz wins the game by (6-3),(2-6),(5-7),(6-1),(6-2). Alcaraz's prowess was visible through his monumental comeback after losing the second and the third set. With this win, Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest champion to win championships in three courts defeating Rafael Nadal who previously held this record.

In the post-presentation of the 2024 French Open, Alcaraz addresses the crowd by congratulating Alexander Zverev.He said, “First of all I want to congratulate Sasha (Zverev). I know about everything you have been through over the past year and I know how much of a warrior you are. I wish you all the best for the future.”

He then concludes by appreciating his team and the crowd, 
“I want to thank my team who has been a big part of this journey. I know we say we are a team but we are one family,”

“The crowd has been great since the first match. Not only in the matches but also in the practice sessions as well. You guys made me feel right at home. I will see you all soon,” concluded Alcaraz.

Zverev addresses the crowd congratulating Carlos Alcaraz,

" Congratulations Carlos (Alcaraz). Winning three different slams on three different courts at 21 years old is amazing. You are already a hall of famer and this is not going to be your final trophy at this court,”

He concluded by saying “The atmosphere has been amazing and this is one of my favourite courts on the tour and I’ll be back next year,"

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SET ANALYSIS

FIRST SET: Alcaraz 6-3 Zverev*

Carlos Alcaraz won the opening set 6-3 against Alexander Zverev. Despite an opening exchange of breaks, Alcaraz quickly capitalized on Zverev's blunders, scoring two break points to take a 4-2 lead. The Spaniard's aggressive playing style and fast drop shots regularly challenged Zverev, who was trying to find his rhythm. Alcaraz's powerful forehand shots and effective play through the netting enabled him to frequently retain his serve.

At 5-3, Alcaraz won convincingly with a volley across the court, demonstrating his superior court coverage and tactical ability. Alcaraz's momentum kept him in charge throughout the contest. He advanced to the second set with a 60-3 win-loss record after winning the first Zverev managed to save several break points, but couldn’t maintain consistency. 

SECOND SET: Alcaraz 2-6 Zverev*

Alexander Zverev won the second set, 6-2, over Carlos Alcaraz. Despite Alcaraz's early dominance and 2-1 lead, Zverev regained his rhythm. Zverev kept Alcaraz on the defensive with strong serves and crisp volleys. Zverev broke Alcaraz's serve to go up 3-2, and he maintained his lead by winning critical rallies and securing a double break.

Alcaraz's trouble with consistency revealed his frustrations, which resulted in a key double fault, giving Zverev another break point. Zverev was confident in ending the set with an ace that led to a commanding net volley, demonstrating his tactical supremacy and laying the groundwork for an intriguing third set.

THIRD SET: Alcaraz 5-7 Zverev*

Alexander Zverev overcame an early deficit to defeat Alcaraz 7-5 in the final set. Alcaraz, who led 5-2 at the time, demonstrated his power with tactical volleys. However, it was Zverev's resilience that paid off, as he saved multiple break points and capitalized on Alcaraz's blunders after taking an early lead in the set.

Zverev earned two break points to reclaim the lead at 6-5. Alcaraz's brave attempt to reclaim the set failed because of Zverev's calmness in vital situations Zverev's critical ace and crisp volley drove him to the set win, setting up an exciting finish.

FOURTH SET: Alcaraz* 6-1 Zverev

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev 6-1, reversing the momentum. Alcaraz broke Zverev's serve twice early on, taking advantage of Zverev's inconsistent play. Despite a lengthy medical stoppage for a hamstring injury, Alcaraz dominated the set, striking crisp wins and forcing Zverev to make more errors.

Zverev was successful in bouncing back after a breakpoint. But Alcaraz's strong forehands and excellent net play made him struggle to maintain momentum. Alcaraz was resilient under pressure, particularly at breakpoints, allowing him to finish out the set with ease. Alcaraz's strong effort paved the way for a crucial fifth set in this thrilling final.

FIFTH SET: Alcaraz* 6-2 Zverev

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev 6-2 in a dramatic final set at the 2024 French Open. Zverev started strong and won the first game. Alcaraz's attack was persistent, and it was his perseverance that eventually turned the tide. Alcaraz broke Zverev's serve early on, leading 3-1. 

Alcaraz kept his cool by saving multiple break points and recovering from 0-30 twice. Zverev struggled to maintain consistency, allowing Alcaraz to gain a critical double break. Serving for the championship at 5-2 Alcaraz used his characteristic strong groundstroke to finish with a cross-court forehand winner. 

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