Similar protagonists, similar court docket however utterly totally different conditions. Final 12 months’s unforgettable Wimbledon closing between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, probably the most intense and spectacular matches of the previous season, remains to be in everybody’s thoughts.
Amidst the reversals, iconic exchanges and a magical ambiance, it was the Spaniard who gained his second Grand Slam title and put an finish to Nole’s Grand Slam dream. The 2024 version of the London main is only a few days away and the 2 rivals are already on the All England Membership to arrange for the perfect.
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In comparison with a 12 months in the past, nevertheless, issues have modified utterly. If the Spanish tennis participant is again from the title at Roland Garros, adopted by the untimely elimination on the Queen’s (match through which he was the defending champion) by the hands of Jack Draper, The 24-time Slam champion is testing his situation after his meniscus operation fifteen days in the past.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic has already been coaching for a number of days, in an try to make a fast restoration that permits him to take the sphere in London, however his participation is much from confirmed. Carlitos skilled with Stanislas Wawrinka, whereas Novak skilled with Federico Coria.
On the finish of their coaching classes, the 2 met, saying goodbye and exchanging a number of phrases. The official Wimbledon account printed a submit through which Djokovic and Alcaraz shake palms, replicating that greeting on the finish of final 12 months’s closing.
Movies accompanied by the outline “A household hug, a 12 months from the ultimate of Gents’s Singles 2023”. We are going to solely discover out in a number of days if the 2 will nonetheless be protagonists on the inexperienced of the Wimbledon Championships.
Djokovic made ten-minute exchanges with five-minute breaks throughout the first hour of labor, whereas within the second he elevated the depth, performed two tiebreaks, the primary with a wager for a espresso that was by the hands of the Serbian by 8-6 after climbing a 2-6. Within the second it was the Argentine who gained 9-7.
