Alcaraz defeats Djokovic to win 'Wimbledon 2nd consecutive title'... Next is Olympic Gold

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Carlos Alcaraz (21), ranked 3rd in the ATP men's professional tennis world rankings, defeated Novak Djokovic (37) decisively to achieve back-to-back Wimbledon titles.

On the 14th (local time), Alcaraz defeated Djokovic 3-0 (6-2, 6-2, 7-6<7-4>) in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon tennis tournament held at the All England Club in London, UK. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year.

Alcaraz's total major titles have increased to four. In addition to his two Wimbledon wins, he won his first major title at last month's French Open and previously won the 2022 US Open.

With this victory, Alcaraz has won four major singles titles by the age of 21. This surpasses the Big Three who dominated men's professional tennis over the past 20 years. Rafael Nadal (38) achieved four major titles by age 22, Roger Federer (43) by age 23, and Djokovic by age 24.

Djokovic, who holds the record for the most major titles overall (24), was aiming for his 25th major title in this final but was unfortunately thwarted. With this win, Alcaraz's head-to-head record against Djokovic is now balanced at 3 wins and 3 losses. Alcaraz needs only to win the Australian Open, held every January, to complete a career Grand Slam.

Carlos Alcaraz is cheering while holding the trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic 3-0 in the men's singles final on the last day of the Wimbledon tournament held at the All England Club in London, UK, on the 14th (local time).
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Alcaraz will challenge for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, which open on the 26th. Having secured titles at both the French Open last month and Wimbledon, he is considered the strongest contender. Moreover, the tennis events at the Paris Olympics will be held at Stade Roland Garros, the same venue as the French Open. Alcaraz is strong on clay courts like Stade Roland Garros.

So far, he has won 15 ATP Tour-level tournaments, with more than half?8 titles?on clay courts. Alcaraz's overall win rate on clay courts is 0.817.

Alcaraz will also compete in the men's doubles at the Paris Olympics alongside Nadal. Although Nadal is at a crossroads regarding retirement, he is known as the 'King of Clay' for his dominance on clay courts. Nadal has won the French Open 14 times. He has also won two Olympic gold medals: singles gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and men's doubles gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

If Alcaraz wins at the Paris Olympics, he could also aim for the 'Career Golden Grand Slam.' The Career Golden Grand Slam means winning all four major tournaments and an Olympic gold medal. So far, only Andre Agassi (54) and Nadal have achieved the Career Golden Grand Slam among male players.

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