It’s just a day away from the Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz Wimbledon final rematch and the anticipation is bubbling nicely. It’s fitting then that we look back at the classic last season which saw Alcaraz mark a place in the history books as he ended Novak Djokovic’s forty-six-match winning streak on Centre Court. The storyline was building nicely last year: there was a new kid on the block against the master of the grass courts facing off on the final day.
Of course, Alcaraz was hardly a rookie–he already had a Grand Slam to his name but on grass, he was yet to prove himself. His opponent couldn’t be more on the contrary. Djokovic had lifted seven titles at SW19, trailing only Roger Federer.
How Djokovic Shaped Up For Novak Djokovic it was turning out to be another year of complete dominance on the Grand Slam stage; a Calendar Slam seemed pretty likely. The Serb already had the Australian Open and Roland Garros titles wrapped up, winning both finals in straight sets. At Wimbledon , this imperious form continued as he swatted aside Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev in four sets before breezing past Jannik Sinner just two days before.
He was in his element and the major favourite to make it Grand Slam number 24. How Alcaraz Shaped Up Alcaraz had shown honorable form on the grass courts of London, in the weeks before he had won Queen’s Club, defeating Sebastian Korda in straight sets. Meanwhile at Wimbledon, he had beat Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev in straight.
