"Never said it": Boris Becker denies making comment about Novak Djokovic accepting Carlos Alcaraz's superiority after Wimbledon final defeat

Former world number one Boris Becker has rejected claims of Ivan Ljubicic about him, stating that Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic has accepted the ‘superiority’ of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final at Wimbledon. The 37-year-old, who is often regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the Open era in the singles category, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles, suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final at the third Grand Slam of the year in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 7-6.

After the final, Ljubicic, a famous tennis coach who has worked with former world number one Roger Federer, was quoted in a report claiming that he was informed by Becker that Djokovic accepted Alcaraz’s ‘superiority’ in the final. The former German tennis star, who has worked with Djokovic in the past as part of the coaching team, rejected those claims on social media.

Becker, who is also a former world number one, responded in a post on his official account on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — that he never said anything like that. “Never said it!,” he wrote. Becker further went on to double down and stated that no one should believe anyone quoting him. “Unless you hear it coming from me directly, never believe what third parties speak about me …”, he said.

Djokovic has gone through a difficult season. The Belgrade-born star failed to reach a final of any event before Wimbledon, which is very surprising considering a player who has now been the number one player in ATP rankings for more than eight years. Things went from bad to worse for Djokovic as he suffered a knee injury during the French Open, which created doubts about his participation at Wimbledon. However, the current world number two showed why he is regarded as the best in the history of tennis as not only did he return to the court just weeks after surgery on his knee, but he also made his way to the final, where he lost to arguably the most in-form player in men’s tennis.