The Most Anticipated Battle: Alcaraz vs. Djokovic – A Clash of Tennis Titans at Wimbledon

The most anticipated battle has already arrived (15:30). Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will play in London the best match that can be seen right now in the world of tennis. At stake will be a Grand Slam like Wimbledon and number one, currently held by the Spanish tennis player. Without Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer, the man from Palmar is the biggest obstacle Novak Djokovic has encountered in the last year. The Serbian is the favorite. The devastating record held by the Balkan, the conditions of the track, the experience, the seniority and until the last match, where the pressure and nerves gripped Alcaraz and they ended up physically taking a toll on him until he was injured, giving Djokovic the potential winner.

However, Alcaraz has already shown that he is capable of smashing all records and beat the Serbian (in May 2022, semifinal of the Mutua Madrid Open). Of course, to knock Djokovic down in a Grand Slam, and more on a grass surface, Alcaraz will have to star in an (almost) perfect match. Ahead, the Spaniard will find himself an insatiable tennis player who smells his opponent’s mistakes and goes for him when he smells blood. With seven Wimbledons in their showcases and undefeated since 2017, the challenge is huge. As Rafa Nadal already did against Roger Federer in what is known as “The match of the century”, Alcaraz is aware that Djokovic is the final monster to eliminate in London.

Alcaraz will try to break Djokovic’s record. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

“What can I say? It’s going to be very, very difficult. I’ll fight, that’s just me. I’m going to believe in myself and that I can beat him here.. He has been unbeaten since 2013 on this court (where the final is played) and it is a great challenge for me, but it has been a dream since I started playing tennis… to be here in a final”, explained Alcaraz. “This final is a revenge with myself, it’s time to face what happened in the semifinals in Paris and learn from it,” said the Spaniard, with the fresh image of her cramped legs in the last semifinals of Roland Garros.

“It’s going to be a personal fight, not wanting the same thing to happen to me, to improve, to do things differently so that this doesn’t happen again”, remarked the Murcian. “You have to give everything on my part, I have to give my best version, both mentally and physically, as in tennis, and even so, no one assures me that I am going to win. It will be a very mental match, speaking for me, because he has already had this experience many times,” he said before the match.

His coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, assured that they understood the lesson of what happened on the clay in Paris “He has learned about how you have to be the day before and the hours before playing such an important game. Now, from Paris to here, we have to learn to play loose, calm, to go through the game forgetting where we are. We know it’s not going to be easy because it’s his first final and Novak has a lot more experience herebut we are going to see if he manages to play happy and that this leads him to a favorable score and can take away those nerves that are going to appear”.

Federer’s blessing

Djokovic has won Wimbledon in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022, like Federer, he prevailed in London from 2003 to 2008, with a firm step and authority. Without anyone being able to break his winning streak. It is a situation similar to the one Nadal found himself against the Swiss in 2008. Rafa knew that Roger was the great favorite and that he was practically unbeatable. Only a game of 4 hours and 48 minutes in which it would be the longest final in three years, with an agonizing fifth set, was able to defeat the Swiss. Nadal was a decisive points winning machine.

Nadal and Federer, in the 2008 final. (Reuters/John Ackman)

Precisely, Federer spoke about the rise of Alcaraz. “I believe that he will achieve incredible and great things in the future, lor what it means to win multiple Grand Slams. He has all the tools, so he has a lot of different ways to win matches, and I think that’s what champions are made of.“said one of the most important personalities in tennis.

Daniil Medvédev himself, whom Alcaraz eliminated in less than two hours in the semifinals, is not sure who will win this Sunday. “Alcaraz is a very strong player. Compared to the Big Threewho have won so many Grand Slams, so many matches… He’s a bit like them and he’s still 20 years old. You have to be at the highest level to win them.” said the Russian. “Yeah I think so (can beat him). They have never played on grass and Novak on grass, with what he has won… It is difficult to play against a guy who rarely loses here. It should be an interesting match”, added Medvedev. History is written by the winners and Alcaraz is ready to beat an invincible tennis player in London.

The most anticipated battle has already arrived (15:30). Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will play in London the best match that can be seen right now in the world of tennis. At stake will be a Grand Slam like Wimbledon and number one, currently held by the Spanish tennis player. Without Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer, the man from Palmar is the biggest obstacle Novak Djokovic has encountered in the last year. The Serbian is the favorite. The devastating record held by the Balkan, the conditions of the track, the experience, the seniority and until the last match, where the pressure and nerves gripped Alcaraz and they ended up physically taking a toll on him until he was injured, giving Djokovic the potential winner.

2023-07-16 03:01:50
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