A Historic Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz & Markéta Vondroušová make History
WIMBLEDON — It was a nail-biting match between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked tennis legends. But it was Carlos Alcaraz who claimed Wimbledon by taking down history’s greatest Grand Slam player, defeating Novak Djokovic in five sets. We are looking at the future of tennis right before our eyes, and he is 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz did what no one on Earth has been able to do in five years: defeat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. Alcaraz granted Djokovic with the first serve and after fighting off the first set jitters, he conquered Djokovic, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
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A well-respected Djokovic is 79-1 at Wimbledon when winning the first set, and the opening four games of the second set showed why he’s so dangerous with a lead. Alcaraz won the first two games of the set, allowing himself smiles and fist-pumps for the first time all match. Alcaraz kept up the momentum ultimately defeating the tennis legend.
The crowd certainly had their favorite, as Djokovic returned to the court after a seven-minute break, walking onto the grass as the crowd chanted Alcaraz’s name. After Alcaraze seized the third-set victory, he began tightening up on Djokovic, aggressively chasing serves with massive forehands, keeping Djokovic off balance and on his heels. That put Djokovic in an unfamiliar position, struggling just to stay even early in the fourth. The word struggling and Djokovic in the same sentence doesn’t even seem right, but Alcaraz’s game is just that competitive and he was the star that stole the show, and rightfully so.
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Introducing the Wimbledon Winners
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Markéta Vondroušová beats Ons Jabeur to make Wimbledon History
Markéta Vondroušová had beat the odds throughout the last fortnight at Wimbledon and the Czech did so again in the women’s final on Saturday, beating favorite Ons Jabeur to become the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the famous tournament. The world No. 42, who was playing in her second grand slam final, beat the No. 6 seed 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court to make history, falling onto the grass as the enormity of her achievement hit her.
