Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in straight sets on Sunday, tying the Open Era record for most Grand Slam victories. Five weeks after having surgery on his right knee, World No.2 Djokovic renewed his intergenerational battle with defending champion Alcaraz in a rematch of the 2023 final.

Alcaraz and Djokovic opened the Wimbledon final on Centre Court with a fourteen-minute game that had seven deuces and five break points. Kate, the Princess of Wales, made a rare public appearance at the All-England Club in the sequel to last year’s final after being diagnosed with cancer.

In the opening set of the Grand Slam final, Alcaraz lived up to his title favorite tag by unleashing an all-out onslaught on second-seed Djokovic. Defending champion Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in the opening set, 6-2 on Centre Court. Alcaraz forced the 24-time Grand Slam winner to the net eight times in the first set. After winning a double break and holding his serve, Alcaraz wrapped up the first set at 41 minutes after a massive opening game.

Alcaraz put on the same performance in the second set, defeating Djokovic 6-2 to set up a famous straight-set victory over the Serbian. Despite Djokovic’s amazing comeback in the third set, an on-form Alcaraz proved unstoppable in the decider. Alcaraz retained his title at the All-England Club, winning the third-set tie-break to claim his fourth Grand Slam championship. Alcaraz crushed Djokovic, extending his major finals record to 4-0.

Alcaraz joined the elite company of Roger Federer with his successful Wimbledon Championship title defense. The World No.3 has become the second player in the professional era after Federer to win his first four major finals. Since 1968, only six men’s players have won both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year. The 21-year-old has joined Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Federer, and Djokovic in the exclusive group.

Djokovic is an unbelievable fighter; I knew he was going to have his chances. It was difficult but I tried to stay calm going into the tie-break and tried to play my best tennis. I was glad at the end I could find the solutions, Alcaraz said after his second successive Wimbledon title win in London.