The Spanish tennis player beat the Serbian in five sets in the Wimbledon final and will take the top spot in the ATP rankings in this Monday’s update.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic gave their all, but in the end it was the Spaniard who celebrated. Number one in the ATP rankings, he won in five sets of 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4 against the Balkans conquering his second Grand Slam, the first on grass at Wimbledon .
After the game, the Murcian said that this “it’s a dream come true for me. I’m falling in love with weed right now! “, he said on the court.
“DBefore, it’s great to win, but even if I had lost, I would be very proud of myself, to enter the history of this beautiful tournament, to face a legend of our sport. For me it’s amazing “, he added later.
“For a 20-year-old boy, I didn’t expect to find myself in these situations so quickly. I am very proud of myself; I am very proud of the team that I have, of the work that we do every day to be able to live this experience “, he added.
He also had words for his rival. “At the end I said to myself that I had to raise the level, I want to congratulate Novak for his incredible talent. I grew up watching you play, you’ve been winning tournaments since I was born and your example is inspiring ”
“I don’t know where you get your strength from. You’ve been winning tournaments since I was born and you look 26 years old. 36 is the new 26 and today I felt that he joked.
He also dedicated some comments to a particular visit. “It’s very special to have the King of Spain here, I’m proud you’re here to support me, I won both times you came to see me so I hope it happens again. “
“I’m in love with this surface, having only played four tournaments before on grass and winning here is impressive. I learned very quickly “, he concluded.
For his part, Novak Djokovic commented, among other things, that “I never like to lose these matches, but now that the emotions have calmed down, I must remain grateful because I have also won close matches here, with Roger for example. So it’s more or less right he joked.
“I didn’t win, but I lost to a better player. It’s time to move on and I hope before “, added Nole, who remained at the gates of his twenty-fourth Grand Slam and his eighth Wimbledon.
Special greetings
The triumph of Alcaraz did not leave indifferent Raphael Nadal , who stays out of the activity to recover his physical condition. On Twitter, he expressed: “Congratulations @carlosalcaraz. You have given us immense joy today and I am sure that our Spanish tennis pioneer Manolo Santana has also encouraged wherever he is, such as Wimbledon which you joined today . A very strong hug and enjoy the moment, Champion!!! “.
He also received a salute from Real Madrid. The meringues claimed that it is “a pride for Spanish sport and for all madridistas ”.
“Congratulations on your brilliant victory at Wimbledon, dear Carlos Alcaraz. And congratulations on continuing to maintain the position of number 1 in world tennis. You are a source of pride for Spanish sport and for all Real Madrid fans”, have– they wrote.
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