Spain celebrating a couple of huge sporting milestones on Sunday
Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed a double sporting delight on Sunday, as the entire Spanish nation! The young gun claimed his fourth Major title at Wimbledon five hours before the Spanish football squad secured their fourth Euro title over England in Berlin.
Spain beat England 2-1, notching the record-breaking crown and making it a memorable day for the red-yellow nation. Alcaraz watched the Euro final, celebrating the title with his team and family just after finishing his Wimbledon dinner duties.
One of the greatest days in Spanish sporting history kicked off with Carlos’ second Wimbledon title over Novak Djokovic, with the young gun toppling the veteran 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in two hours and 27 minutes. Carlos overpowered Novak in five sets in last year’s Wimbledon final.
The youngster took charge in the latest one, opening a 6-2, 6-2, 5-4, 40-0 advantage and sealing the deal in straight sets. Djokovic fought well in the third set, saving three match points and prolonging the battle before falling in the tie break.
Carlos faced only three break points, firing up his initial shot and getting broken only once in the closing stages of the duel. On the other hand, Novak faced 14 break points and suffered five breaks, experiencing one of his rare straight-sets Major final losses.
The Spaniard was off to a great start, generating five break points in the first game of the encounter and seizing the last after the Serb’s mistakes.
Carlos served well in games two and four, controlling the pace and securing another return game at 3-1 to extend the advantage. Alcaraz saved a break point in the sixth game and wrapped up the opener at 5-2 after 41 minutes.
Nothing changed in the second set, as the young gun served well and grabbed almost half of the return points. Carlos secured an early break and notched another for a 5-2 advantage. The Spaniard closed the set with a hold in game eight, forging a 6-2, 6-2 lead in an hour and 15 minutes and moving closer to the finish line.
Djokovic denied break points at the beginning of the third set and raised his level. The Serb created his second break chance in the sixth game, and the Spaniard saved it with a service winner.
Alcaraz fired a couple of winners on the return in game nine, moving 5-4 in front and creating three match points on serve in the next one. Novak defended them and pulled the break back after the rival’s forehand errors. The sent went into a tie break, and Carlos stepped in at 3-3.
The young gun took four of the next five points and moved over the top with a service winner at 6-4, celebrating his fourth Major title at 21.
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