New Champs of Wimbledon

07/17/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

#1 Carlos Alcaraz (Men) & Marketa Vondrousova (Women) Win Historic 1st Wimbledon Titles

New champs at the All-England Club! The finals weekend at Wimbledon pitted two first-timers in the women’s finale and another clash of legend vs. prodigy in the men’s last act. Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova downed Ons Jabeur to win the women’s title on Saturday before Carlos Alcaraz beat out Novak Djokovic in a five-set epic on Sunday morning. Here’s how Wimbledon went down over the weekend.

Women’s Final

M. Vondrousova def. #6 O. Jabeur (6-4, 6-4)

Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova captured the crown in her furious dash through the women’s draw, concluding with a straight-set victory over #6 Ons Jabeur on Saturday morning. The 24-year-old Czech star was nearly unblemished in her Wimbledon run, dropping just two sets in seven matches and beating five seeded opponents. Vondrousova had never won a major. She’s the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon, ever. She’s now the No. 10 player in the women’s tennis rankings.

Men’s Final

#1 C. Alcaraz def. #2 N. Djokovic (1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4)

Sunday’s must-see match was another duel between 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz and 36-year-old legend Novak Djokovic. The Djoker entered Sunday as the winningest grand slam winner in men’s tennis history (23), including four consecutive Wimbledon titles. Djokovic ousted Alcaraz in the French Open semifinals just one month prior, but Sunday marked Alcaraz’s revenge. The Spanish prodigy rallied from a blistering first set before a five-round bout ensued. Alcaraz flustered Djokovic with his speed before claiming the fifth set (6-4) and falling to the ground in celebration. He’s now won his second grand slam in less than a year (2022 U.S. Open).

After two weeks in England, the third tennis major of the season is complete. We’ll have one more two-week showdown from the U.S. Open in August-September.

USA Today: Alcaraz Wins Wimbledon, Denies Djokovic Record 24th Grand Slam

NPR: 42nd-Ranked Marketa Vondrousova Becomes 1st Unseeded Woman to Win Wimbledon

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