“There was only one man on the court,” Tim Henman discusses the lopsidedness of the Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz became the fifth player to defeat Novak Djokovic in straight sets in a Grand Slam final.

“There was only one man on the court,” Tim Henman discusses the lopsidedness of the Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz and Tim Henman (via Imago)

Former British tennis star Tim Henman joined in the plaudits to congratulate Carlos Alcaraz for his wonderful performance in the Wimbledon final. The Spaniard defended his Wimbledon title with a straight-set win over Novak Djokovic, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6.

While he was amazed by Alcaraz’s level, he was equally disappointed by Djokovic’s lack of response until the final moments of the match. The former British player was speaking on Eurosport.

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In all honesty, at 6–2 6–2 5–4 40–0, it was an annihilation. The tone was set from Djokovic’s first service game, it was a 14 or 15 minute game, Alcaraz managed to get that break of serve and then he was just relentless. He didn’t give Djokovic anything to sink his teeth into.
Tim Henman said on Eurosport

Djokovic was down three championship points in the tenth game of the final set. However, the Serbian erased all of them and remarkably broke the Spaniard’s serve to create some momentum for himself.

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We were waiting for his reaction, we were waiting for Djokovic to respond and it didn’t happen until the end of the third set where, in all honesty, it was a little too late. Djokovic managed to hang on in that third set and get to the tie-break, but there was only one man on the court.
Tim Henman added

However, the outcome of the match was very briefly in doubt as Alcaraz kept his composure and executed unbelievable shots in the third-set tiebreaker. The Spaniard had also won the lone tiebreak the two contested in last year’s Wimbledon final.

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Prediction of Carlos Alcaraz’s Grand Slam titles end tally soars

Carlos Alcaraz has won his fourth major title and his second this year. He now has more Grand Slam singles titles than Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. Both Murray and Wawrinka are expected to be in the Hall of Fame.

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Carlos Alcaraz (via Imago)

Among current male players, only Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have more Slams. The Serbian has 24, and the Spaniard has 22.

Some tennis experts think Alcaraz could win 20 or more majors. This would put him in the same league as Djokovic, Nadal, and Roger Federer, who was the first to reach that landmark.

Alcaraz is still young at 21. He is the third-youngest player to win four majors, behind Mats Wilander and Bjorn Borg.

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