Novak Djokovic humbly accepts he was 'inferior' against Carlos Alcaraz as the 24-time Grand Slam champion hails Wimbledon's new new back-to-back winner as a 'dominant force' Novak Djokovic was beaten in straight sets by Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's final Alcaraz, 21, has now defeated Djokovic, 37, in back-to-back Wimbledon finals Djokovic, who has 24 Grand Slam titles, has called Alcaraz a 'dominant force' By Matt Lambert Published: 15:50 EDT, 14 July 2024 | Updated: 15:50 EDT, 14 July 2024 e-mail View comments For Novak Djokovic it looked an awful lot like the beginning of the end, and if the great Serb is a setting sun then Carlos Alcaraz is a comet hurtling in the opposite direction. Do not let a brief rally at the end of the third set fool you: this was an evisceration and Djokovic made no attempt to sugar-coat the brutal truth. 'Last year I lost in an epic five-set match.
We went toe-to-toe,' he said of his defeat by Alcaraz in last year's final. 'This year it was nothing like that. It was all about him.
He was the dominant force. 'I was inferior on the court. That's it.
He played every single shot better than I did. He was at least half a step better in every way.' Carlos Alcaraz was like a young lion challenging the grey-maned elder for dominance of the pack.
He got Djokovic in his jaws and tossed the seven-time champion around Centre Court like a rag doll. Carlos Alcaraz (left) beat Novak Djokovic (right) in straight sets in Sunday's Wimbledon final Djokovic, 37, was un.
