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Carlos Alcaraz lifts the Men’s Singles Finals Trophy following his victory against Novak Djokovic at the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Sunday (July 16) in London, England.

“You’ve won [the Queens grass tennis tournament],” an interviewer said of Spain’s Carlos, 20, after the match. “Now you won Wimbledon. You seem to be developing a very strong relationship with grass.”

“I have fallen in love with grass right now,” he laughed.

Carlos only had the best of things to say about Serbia’s Novak: “You inspire me a lot. I started playing tennis, watching you, since I was born, you already were winning tournaments. It’s amazing. You said 36 is the new 26 and you made that happen.”

Princess Catherine presented Carlos with his trophy after his win.

King Felipe VI of Spain was in the crowd to support Carlos.

“I played in front of you just twice,” Carlos said of his lucky charm. “Twice that I won, I hope you are coming more. (laughs)”

Carlos dethroned Novak in a five-hour match that went to five sets, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Carlos is the first player to win Wimbledon in 20 years outside of Novak, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray. He’s also the youngest man to win the title since 1986 when Boris Becker won at age 17.

Carlos Alcaraz is #1 – and here to stay!

The 20-year-old Spaniard defeated Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, 36, on Sunday (July 16) during a historic men’s finals tennis match at London’s The Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon.

The five-hour match went to five sets, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Carlos ended Novak’s undefeated 15-consecutive tiebreak streak during the second set and even won an epic 13-deuce 27-minute game in the third set.

This is a huge turn in tennis history as Novak is a seven-time Wimbledon champion, was on a 34 match winning streak, and hasn’t lost a match on Centre Court since the 2013 final against Andy Murray. Novak was also gunning for another win to add to his 23 Grand Slam men’s singles titles, the most major titles won by a male player in history.

Carlos, who won his first grand slam title at the 2022 US Open, lost to Novak in the French Open semifinals last month after cramping because of nerves. Sweet revenge!

In the star-studded stands to watch this historic moment in tennis history were Brad Pitt, Ariana Grande, Emma Watson, Andrew Garfield, Nick Jonas, Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Lily James, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Tessa Thompson, Imogen Poots, Jonathan Bailey, Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, Daniel Bruhl, Prince William, Princess Catherine, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte.

New gen vs. old gen!

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, 20, will once again play Novak Djokovic, 36, this Sunday (July 16) during the men’s finals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London, England.

The pair will meet for the fourth time in their careers and if successful, this would be Carlos‘s second Grand Slam win, whereas Novak is a 23-time champion.

“Everyone knows the legend he is. He is going to be really difficult. I will fight. That’s myself. I will believe in myself, I will believe I can beat him here,” said Carlos, who hails from Spain. “I saw that he is unbeaten here (at Wimbledon) since 2013 on this court. It’s going to be challenging, but I am ready for this. It will be special playing against Novak, but it is a final. There’s no time to be afraid, no time to be tired. I will go for it, and let’s see what happens.”

Novak, from Serbia, added, “We had a very good match (at the French Open last month) until he started struggling physically in Paris. I think we really took the level of tennis very high. I think was great for the audience and great for us players to be part of that. Obviously completely different conditions here. Grass is massively different from clay. Yes, I do have more experience playing in many more Grand Slam or Wimbledon finals than him. Still he’s in great shape. He’s very motivated. He’s young. He’s hungry. I’m hungry, too, so let’s have a feast (smiles).”

During the quarterfinals, both opponents won in three straight sets – Novak beat out Italy’s Jannik Sinner, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4), while Carlos easily finished off Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Carlos is now the third men’s player this century to make it to multiple Men’s Singles finals at Grand Slams before turning 21, after Rafael Nadal (4) and Novak (2).

Tune in to watch Carlos and Novak face off at the Wimbledon finals this Sunday at 8am ET/5am PT!

Novak Djokovic is a record-breaking winner!

The 36-year-old tennis player won his 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday (June 11) with a 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final, breaking a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis, via CBS.

With his 23rd Grand Slam Title – the most ever won by a man – he becomes the only man to win career slam three times, the Oldest Roland Garros Singles Champion, and returns to world No. 1, via The Tennis Letter.

He’s now the first man to win each Grand Slam tournament title at least three times, winning the Australian Open 10 times, the Roland Garros three times, Wimbledon seven times and the US Open three times, via US Open Tennis.

He also scored the achievement with a ton of athletes and celebrities watching from the crowd.

Find out who was in attendance for Novak Djokovic’s historic moment…

Taylor Fritz just reached a new career-high!

The 25-year-old Californian tennis player surpassed Russia’s Andrey Rublev and Spain’s Rafael Nadal, moving from No. 7 to No. 5, behind Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway’s Casper Ruud.

Earlier this month, Taylor captured the title at the Delray Beach
Open, where he defeated Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanović, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2.

Taylor is the first American man to be ranked within the Top 5 since Andy Roddick in September 2009 and the 21st American man to rank in the Top 5 since the beginning of the ATP rankings in 1973.

Also today, Novak has broken the record for most career weeks at No. 1 in tennis history! He kicked off his 378th career week at the top spot, surpassing Steffi Graf’s women’s record of 377.

“Obviously Steffi Graf is one of the biggest legends of our sport, both men’s and women’s tennis, and someone that I truly admire and respect,” Novak said last week at a press conference. “Of course it’s very flattering that I am able to equal her record, and obviously have a possibility to break the record as well, next week.”

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Novak Djokovic has not received the COVID-19 vaccine and therefore, he is unable to play in the US Open, which kicks off next month in New York City.

The 35-year-old tennis star, who most recently won Wimbledon a few weeks ago, has publicly confirmed he has not received the vaccine and has no plans to do so.

However, the US Open does not have a vaccination requirement. However, he still will not be allowed to play in the tournament.

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Tom Cruise is enjoying every tennis fan’s dream this week!

The 60-year-old Top Gun: Maverick actor was spotted out for dinner at the same restaurant as tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday (July 6) in London, England.

It’s not clear if Tom and Novak ate together, but they were both seen making separate exits from the restaurant. Novak was joined by his wife Jelena Ristic.

On Saturday (July 9), Tom was spotted in the Royal Box while watching the women’s final match at Wimbledon.

Novak will be playing in the men’s final match on Sunday and we have a feeling Tom will show up for that match as well!

Ever wonder how much money Tom makes for his movies? We have the full breakdown.

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