Carlos Alcaraz thumps Novak Djokovic, wins Wimbledon 2024 title: Stats
Carlos Alcaraz thumped Novak Djokovic to win the 2024 Wimbledon title on Sunday. Alcaraz started well and sealed the first two sets 6-2, 6-2. His movement and athleticism helped him big time. The Spaniard maintained his composure and was in dominant mode. Alcaraz needed a tie break to beat Djokovic in the third set. The Serb played his best tennis in this set.
Djokovic saved three championship points to break serve
Alcaraz was serving for the title and went 40-0 up. However, his serves let him down and he also missed out on a drive volley which should have been dispatched. Djokovic hung in there before taking the set into a tie-break.
Successive Wimbledon crowns; 59-10 win-loss record at Grand Slams
Alcaraz has raced to an 18-2 win-loss record at Wimbledon. He is on a 14-match winning run at the event, winning two back-to-back titles. Overall at Grand Slams, Alcaraz owns a 59-10 win-loss record. Alcaraz is also 18-1 at Slams this year. He won ousted in the quarter-finals of Australian Open. Alacarz then sealed his maiden Roland Garros honor before another triumph at Wimbledon.
4-0 record at Slam finals
Alcaraz owns a 4-0 record at Grand Slam finals. He won the 2022 US Open title, defeating Casper Ruud. Last year, he claimed his maiden Wimbledon title, beating Djokovic in five sets. In 2024, he won the French Open title, overcoming Alexander Zverev. And now, he has overcome Djokovic once again to win the Wimbledon.
3-3 in terms of H2H record
This was the 6th meeting between the pair. The win-loss record tally reads 3-3. Alcaraz won the 2022 semi-final clash at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid before Djokovic won the semi-final duel at 2023 French Open. Alcaraz beat Djokovic at Wimbledon 2023. Djokovic then won successive matches at 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (final) and ATP Finals (semi-final). Alacarz has won the Wimbledon meeting now.
33-6 win-loss record for Alcaraz in 2024
With this victory, Alcaraz now owns a 33-6 win-loss record on the ATP Tour in 2024. He claimed his third title this season, having won the Indians Wells Masters and French Open respectively.
Alcaraz's journey in the tourney
Alcaraz beat Mark Laval 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round. Aleksander Vukic was his next scalp in a 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 affair. Alcaraz overcame Frances Tiafoe in five sets (5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2). He beat Ugo Humbert in R16 (6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5). Alcaraz beat Tommy Paul in the quarters (5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2). He claimed another four-set over Daniil Medvedev (semis).
24-13 record for Djokjovic in Grand Slam finals
Djokovic had reached his 37th career men's singles Grand Slams final. He is 24-13 in terms of win-loss record. This was Djokovic's 10th Wimbledon final. His record reads 7-3. Djokovic was vying to break a tie with Roger Federer (7) in terms of Wimbledon titles.
Grand Slams: 50th defeat for Djokovic
Djokovic suffered his 50th defeat at Grand Slams. His win-loss tally reads 375-50. Notably, he received a walkover in the quarter-finals when Alex de Minaur retired before the game. Djokovic's record at Wimbledon reads 97-12. In 2024, the Djoker is 14-2 at Grand Slams. He reached the Australian Open semis and retired before his semi-final clash at Roland Garros.
Massive records for young Alcaraz
As per Opta, Alcaraz (21 years 70 days) is the third-youngest player in the Open Era to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon in back-to-back editions, after Boris Becker (18y 227d, 1985-86) and Bjorn Borg (21y 26d, 1976-77). Only Rod Laver (19) has registered more wins from his first 20 matches (men's singles) at Wimbledon than Spain's Alcaraz (18/20) during the Open Era.
Second player (Open Era) to win his first four finals
At 90% (18-2), Alcaraz is one of three players in the Open Era to hold a winning percentage of 90+% at Wimbledon, along with Borg (92.7%) and Sampras (90%). Alcaraz is also the second player in the Open Era to win his first four men's singles finals at Grand Slam events, after Federer.
Alcaraz is 6-0 against Top-5 opponents in 2024
Alcaraz is 6-0 against Top-5 opponents in 2024. He is now the youngest player to win all his first six seasonal matches against Top-5 players in the ATP since the ATP Rankings were published in 1973.
Alcaraz becomes the youngest player to make this record
Alcaraz (21y 70d) is youngest player in the Open Era to win the men's singles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in a calendar year. He broke the record of Borg (22y 32d).
Here are the match stats
Djokovic doled out eight aces compared to Alcaraz's five. Alcaraz committed six double faults with Djokovic committing four. Alcaraz claimed an 84% win on the first serve and 61% win on the second. He converted 5/14 break points.
