Novak Djokovic was well beaten in a one sided beating from
Carlos Alcaraz with a 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 defeat which was only prolonged after the Spaniard spurned 40-0 up on championship point at 5-4. It is back-to-back
Wimbledon crowns and agony for a second straight year for Djokovic.
Djokovic still awaits number 25 and he still awaits his 8th and landmark Wimbledon title which would see him tie with Roger Federer as the undisputed king of Wimbledon. But for the Serbian, he was as ever gracious in defeat. Annabel Croft doing the presentation on court had a blunder and said that Alcaraz looked very hot today which caused a lot of laughter.
To which Djokovic agreed before praising his rival to the hilt and saying he was simply not good enough for what Alcaraz produced on Sunday evening. Only a few weeks removed from knee surgery, Djokovic reaching the final in itself was a miracle but he couldn't complete the final part of said miracle.
"That’s what I was about to say. He was definitely very hot today. Obviously not the result I wanted. Especially the first few sets.. the level of tennis wasn’t up to par from my side. Credit to Carlos. He had it all today. I saved the 3 match points.. I extended the match a bit. But he was an absolutely deserved winner today. Huge congratulations," said Djokovic.
But he was also asked to give thanks to his family and got emotional in a message to them including to his son Stefan chasing his own tennis career.
“To my wife.: I love you. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for being here. To my wonderful children, thank you for bringing the smile to my face every single day. I keep on tearing up every year when I look at them at the closing ceremony. I’m so thankful to be the father of these two little angels. They’re starting to love tennis more and more. I don’t know if I have the nerve to keep going with my coaching career with my son. There are a lot of beautiful things in life.. but if you really wish to keep going, I’ll be there for you”
