The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz He had no major opposition this Sunday in the final of the third Grand Slam of the year and beat Serbian Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, beating him with scores of 6-2, 6-2 and 7-6 with a tie break of 7-4.
On the grass of the All England Club in the British capital, the Spaniard was too much for the experienced Serbian and Alcaraz claimed his fourth career Grand Slam title and second in 2024.
Alcaraz transformed his role as a promising player into that of a favourite for this edition, but it was not expected that he would add the label of monster, of title-devourer. Because the Spaniard not only beat Djokovic, something that several have achieved in history, he managed to reduce him to the minimum, to wipe him off the court, to give him one of the biggest beatings of his career. And he did it with a simplicity that scares anyone who intends to be his rival in the coming years.
Because Alcaraz, aged 21, equalled Manolo Santana’s four Grand Slams, became the sixth man to achieve the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double and is the first Spaniard to retain his title at the Cathedral.
With the score at 5-4 in the tie-break, two points away from victory, Alcaraz broke Djokovic with a drop shot first and did not let his nerves get the better of him on the fifth match point. The return on the second serve stayed in the net and Alcaraz threw his racket away and turned to his bench.
Carlos Alcaraz is the best and not even Djokovic at Wimbledon can argue with him.
Princess Kate Middleton reappeared to present the trophy to Carlos Alcaraz
Princess of Wales Kate Middleton emerged from her retirement for only the second time following being diagnosed with cancer to witness the tennis exhibition in which Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz took home his second Wimbledon trophy, which she herself presented to him.
Accompanied by her daughter, Princess Charlotte, Kate did not miss a single detail of the final, which she followed from the presidential box without missing a moment.
Wearing sunglasses and a purple dress, the Princess of Wales enthusiastically applauded many of the points between Alcaraz and his rival, Serbian Novak Djokovic, while discussing the events of the match with her daughter.
Although she did not preside over the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday, Catherine, who is patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, is a well-known supporter of the sport.
She arrived at the box an hour before the start of the final and was greeted with a loud ovation by the public that already filled a large part of the stands of the tournament’s Central Court.
Kate – who according to the latest medical update has made progress in her fight once morest the disease but continues to receive chemotherapy – smiled at the audience and waved to the crowd as she took a seat next to Charlotte and her sister Pippa.
After the exciting finale of the match, the princess came out onto the court, once more to a thunderous ovation, to present the trophies.
During the ball boys’ walk, he stopped to chat with several of them, sporting a radiant smile.
And following presenting the champion’s trophy to Alcaraz, he attended the interviews on the track with the champion and the finalist.
The importance of the event for the princess is evident when one takes into account that Catherine had only appeared in public once since she was diagnosed with an unspecified cancer, and that was last June at the parade celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III.
Before taking their seats, Catherine and Charlotte were greeted by some of Britain’s leading tennis players today, including US Open champion Emma Raducanu.
She was joined in the stands by tennis legends such as André Agassi, Chris Evert, Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall and Stefan Edberg.
Representing the Spanish Government, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, was present at the final.
Also in the stands were actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Cruise, and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
While the Princess of Wales watched the Wimbledon final live, her husband, Prince William, travelled to Berlin to support the England team in the Euro Cup final once morest Spain.
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2024-07-17 17:11:45
