Carlos Alcaraz will have the difficult task of defending the title won at Wimbledon last season. In 2023, he defeated Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4 after four hours and 42 minutes of play.
Thus, not only did it prevent the Serbian from equaling Roger Federer’s record at the All England but, also, he became the first champion outside the “Big 4” since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002.
22 years ago, Hewitt lifted the title against the Argentine David Nalbandian. A fact that, beyond the championship itself, hid a new era for tennis. From that moment on, no other tennis player outside of the famous “Big 4”, that is, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, was able to win a championship at Wimbledon.. The hierarchy of that small group of athletes has been so great in the last twenty years that the new generations had not been able to break that incredible streak.
However, as logic indicates, everything that begins ends. In the 2023 edition, Alcaraz stood up to one of the most important athletes in history and defeated him in an agonizing five-set duel, marking the end and, perhaps, the beginning of a new era for tennis. Thus, he retained his lead at the top of the men’s ranking, lifted his second Grand Slam title and prevented the Serb’s 24th Major. Furthermore, he thwarted the Grand Slam calendar’s intentions once again in the Belgrade race.
In this way, the Murcian will arrive on the London pitch with the mission of revalidating the crown. To this tournament, He arrives as number three in the world and after having recently established himself at Roland Garros.
