Classy words from the seven-time champion. An emotional Novak Djokovic speaks after his #Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz...
"If Novak wins this point, it's over": Key point identified by Stubbs which could've turned Djokovic-Alcaraz Wimbledon final
ATPTuesday, 18 July 2023 at 20:30
Former doubles world number one Australia’s Rennae Stubbs believes an unforced error in the second game of the fifth set during the Wimbledon 2023 final turned the match in the favour of the current world number one Carlos Alcaraz.
The young Spaniard ended up defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the final of the third Grand Slam of the year in a five-set thriller with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 on Sunday.
Stubbs, who won four doubles and two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles in her career, in a tweet from her personal account, stated that the mistake from the former world number one in the second game of the decider in the final proved that he is a human and that gave Alcaraz the much-needed boost.
“This point defined the final … I’m convinced if Novak wins this point, it’s over and i believe it gave Carlos the opportunity to see that Novak is human. This point changed the course of Wimbledon history,” she Tweeted.
The defeat ended Djokovic’s hopes of equaling former world number one Switzerland’s Roger Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles, at least for the next 12 months.
The 36-year-old, who is also the most successful player in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era with 23 Grand Slam titles to his name, remains the joint second-most successful player in the history of the competition with seven titles, equal with America’s Pete Sampras.
On the other hand, the victory was a very special one for Alcaraz considering that before this year, the current world number one never played in the quarterfinal or beyond in the competition.
His best outing before this year came in 2022 where he was knocked out from the fourth round after suffering a defeat against Italy’s Jannik Sinner with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.
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