Carlos Alcaraz sweeps Novak Djokovic, wins 2nd Wimbledon title - ESPN

WIMBLEDON, England — After winning his first Wimbledon title in 2023 against seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz fell to the ground in disbelief after what he had achieved. It had been a nearly five-hour battle, needing five sets and with the momentum constantly shifting between the two.

On Sunday, there was no such dramatic celebration, nor much drama of any kind. Instead, Alcaraz broke Djokovic in a 13-minute marathon opening game, converting on his fifth break point, and largely dominated the rest of the 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) match. By the end of the 2-hour, 27-minute clash on Centre Court, Alcaraz had won his fourth major title and second at Wimbledon, and Djokovic's latest hopes for history were dashed yet again by his young rival.

As the likes of the Princess of Wales, Tom Cruise, Benedict Cumberbatch and former champions Stan Smith, Andre Agassi, Rod Laver and Chrissie Evert looked on, the 21-year-old Alcaraz raised his arms in the air before pointing to his head while looking at his team.

«In an interview when I was 11 years old, I said that my dream is to win Wimbledon,» Alcaraz told the crowd during the trophy ceremony. «So I'm repeating my dream.»

While Djokovic, 37, had been on the hunt to take sole possession of the most major singles titles in history with 25 and surpass Margaret Court for the distinction, it was Alcaraz who etched his name into the record books Sunday. He became the third-youngest man to win four Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era, behind only Mats Wilander and Bjorn Borg. Having now won in all four of his major final appearances, Alcaraz trails just Roger Federer, who was victorious in his first seven major finals, for the longest opening streak among men's players.

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