Wimbledon 2023 results: Novak Djokovic loses to Carlos Alcaraz in men's final

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Carlos Alcaraz won the Wimbledon men's singles rubric for the archetypal clip by ending Novak Djokovic's caller dominance with a stunning victory.

Spain's Alcaraz, 20, fought backmost from a nervy commencement to triumph 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 against the defending champion.

Djokovic was going for a 5th consecutive win, an eighth men's triumph and a 24th large - each record-equalling feats.

But the 36-year-old Serb was outlasted by apical effect Alcaraz, who underlined his people by winning a 2nd large title.

Alcaraz, who won his archetypal Grand Slam rubric astatine the US Open past year, celebrated by falling level connected his look and kicking a shot into the assemblage aft taking his archetypal lucifer point.

The bulk of a packed Centre Court, which included the Prince and Princess of Wales, histrion Brad Pitt and two-time victor Andy Murray, roseate to their feet to acclaim the All England Club's newest champion.

As contented present dictates, Alcaraz ran up the stairs from the tribunal to his container and embraced manager Juan Carlos Ferrero, on with his household and friends.

Alcaraz is the 3rd youngest antheral to triumph the Wimbledon rubric successful the Open epoch aft 17-year-old Boris Becker successful 1985 and 20-year-old Bjorn Borg successful 1976.

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