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2 sets all!
The boy had him where he wanted him, Novak looked dead and buried.
Then he does what he does.
I fancy Djokovic now.
Another twist. 2-1 CA
I thought Alcaraz would melt in this last set, not a chance though, great match this.
Unbelievable really, what a match!!!!
Fabulous 👏 👏 👏
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Terrific match, fair play to Alcaraz, had my doubts he'd live with Djokovic over that length of match but he did superbly.
Great to see that emotion from him and his team at the end.
Don't think I've ever been happier to see someone lose. Even happier that Alcaraz won.
The King is dead, long live the King.
The fitness of these players is incredible, 5 hours out there this afternoon/evening as well as the rounds to reach the final. Alcaraz can give up his Joe Cordina look a like career now:hehe:
class words even in defeat
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Classy words from the seven-time champion.<br><br>An emotional Novak Djokovic speaks after his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wimbledon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Wimbl edon</a> final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz... <a href="https://t.co/Lvg980Sbn8">pic.twitter.com/Lvg980Sbn8</a></p>— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/1680640855277805568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He's alright but he's no Aaron Ramsey
Great final. No way I thought Alcaraz was winning it when Djokovic took the fourth set
Tennis fans have been truly blessed in my lifetime with the amount of Top drawer players, and the game looks in good hands with this new kid on the block.
I caught a bit of the men's wheelchair final earlier, one of the commentators was discussing the Japanese player's impressive serve. about 100 mph from a seated position, which is really good apparently.
the other commentator chimes in with "imagine how hard he could hit it if he could stand up" :facepalm:like something out of Alan partridge
The first man not named Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles since 2002.
I am glad to see the back of Wimbledon
The players are incredible athletes but I find it boring
The fans are odd as well
Is it compulsory for defeated finalists in Grand Slam events to cry these days?? I’m afraid I’m with Sludge on this, used to love Wimbledon, now I find it boring - I doubt it if I watched twenty minutes of this year’s tournament.
Same as you, used to follow it avidly and yesterday was the first match I’ve watched of this year’s tournament, boy am I glad I did. It was fantastic, forget tennis, this was sport at its finest, it had everything from the respective ages of the players to the ebb and flow of the match. Relieved in a way that I switched it on, put my feet up and followed it right through, I’d have been kicking myself if I’d have had to just read the reports and catch highlights after the event, watching it unfold live was brilliant.
Usually I watch Wimbledon each evening when I get home from work, but like others I wasn't that bothered this year. Maybe it's the absence of Nadal and Federer and Murray's early exit, or maybe I feel a bit overdosed in sport through watching the Ashes and tour de France.
Glad I watched most of the final though - brilliant stuff.
Alcaraz winning all the time will quickly become a bore but we'd better get used to it. Stay injury free and he could easily get to 20 slams himself before 30. He's miles better than anyone else bar Djokovic
Football first for me but rugby and cricket are watchable as they are team sports
I find the adulation of individual sportsmen in individual sports a bit strange
They have a tendency to be a bit spoilt too
It's argued that's down to the winning mentality
I think you’d be hard pushed to find a more taxing game than top class singles tennis. I know boxers have to keep fit between bouts but these elite tennis players are on court, under pressure, on their own for hours on end day in, day out. One tournament ends and they’re off to another one. The amount of hours on court in competition, not counting practise and fitness training, when continually reaching semi finals & finals is mind boggling. The concentration levels must be off the scale. For fitness and constantly competing edges it over boxers for me. A top boxer may have to face comparable opposition for just over half an hour perhaps once or twice a year, a lot less if they’re finishing their bouts early, five hours they were on court yesterday after a fortnight’s battling to get there. Obviously no fun getting hit but and I don’t want to demean any boxer but it’s tennis players over them for me.
Wimbledon or any tennis tournament reminds of snooker.....bear with me on this one. If you invest the time watching these sports, there is a good chance you will become engrossed because the level of skill can be mesmerising. But nowadays I just don't have the inclination to tune into either snooker or tennis (I did see the last 5 mins of the tennis final) but that says more about me than the sports themselves, which at times can be compulsive viewing.
I would have said darts would have been an even better analogy. Breaks of serve are crucial to determining a game of tennis, breaks of throw the same in darts. In tennis you can have a rally where one player dominates then suddenly puts a smash into the net to lose that point. A dart player can be miles ahead and miss lots of doubles and lose a leg.