It had to happen one day. Novak Dkojovic would meet his Novak Djokovic. Tennis’s most stubborn champion would encounter a contender who was respectful but unshaken, who wasn’t rattled by his legend, or endurance, or head games, and would rise to the moment, unabashedly, as a young Djokovic once did, long ago. Djokovic would relinquish the throne, as kings eventually do. But he kept winning, and tennis started to have its doubts. Djokovic continued to add to his unprecedented men’s singles career—23 major titles, the most of all time. He...

Key quotes after Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller to win the Wimbledon men's singles title at the All England Club on Sunday: "It's a dream come true for me. It's great to win but even if I had lost I would have been really proud of myself, playing a final against a legend of our sport." -- Alcaraz soaks in his incredible triumph against the seven-time Wimbledon champion. "It's a tough one to swallow when you are so close. You never like to lose matches like...

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the Wimbledon final on Sunday to win his second Grand Slam title: Age: 20 Country: Spain ATP ranking: 1 Seeding: 1 Grand Slam titles: 2 (U.S. Open 2022, Wimbledon 2023) ROAD TO FINAL First round: Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-0 6-2 7-5 Second round: Alexandre Muller (France) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Third round: 25-Nicolas Jarry (Chile) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5 Round of 16: Matteo Berrettini (Italy) 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Quarter-finals:...

I wonder what two-time winner Andy Murray is making of this as he watches on from the stands beside newly crowned men's doubles champion Neal Skupski?

Reminiscing about the time he beat Novak Djokovic to win the 2013 trophy, perhaps.

Incidentally, that was the last time Djokovic tasted defeat on this court.

We're at 0-30 on the Serb's serve. Another opening for Alcaraz?