On July 14th 2019, Novak Djokovic cheated death against Roger Federer by saving two match points against serve in the Wimbledon final. In 2023, young Carlos Alcaraz pulled off something similarly extraordinary against the greatest player in the history of the sport. ALCARAZ EDGES OUT DJOKOVIC IN ALL-TIME WIMBLEDON CLASSIC CLASH The 2023 Wimbledon final was an astonishing tennis match where the two best tennis players in the world slugged it out for the most prestigious prize.
FEAR INHIBITS PROGRESS It’s human nature to feel afraid when the stakes are high and there’s so much to lose. Perhaps then-20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t quite grasp the concept of fear yet, or maybe he’s just one of those rare creatures who was born for the entertainment industry. In the game where Alcaraz unflinchingly served it out to win the title , the Spaniard, who only turned 20 in May 2023, hit a drop shot on the opening point and fluffed it into the net.
Undeterred, he went to the well again on the very next point to draw Djokovic in and then casually stroke a delicious lob over the tall Serb’s head. To do what Alcaraz did in that moment is so fearless it’s bordering on bonkers. You have to try something different to beat a man of Djokovic’s class and pedigree.
How did he do it then? CARLOS ALCARAZ VS NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN A NUTSHELL So, time to rewind and summarise a tennis match of almost unthinkable and unprecedented quality. Let’s try, at least. ALCARAZ STRUGGLES TO GET GOING.
