Djokovic vs Alcaraz , Wimbledon 2023 Men's Singles Final: Carlos Alcaraz Downs Novak Djokovic In 5-set Thriller To Claim Title

That's it...Alcaraz has done it. A maiden Wimbledon title for the young Spaniard.

Alcaraz is heading towards a monumental win as he takes a 4-2 lead in the final set.

That was just brilliant from Alcaraz to deceive the very best in the business to go 2-1 ahead in the final set.

Game recognises the game.

Djokovic takes the first game of the final set to go 1-0 ahead.

The thrilling game will witness the last set as Djokovic takes the fourth set to make it 2-2 in the contest.

Djokovic has started to find his rhythm as he takes a two-game lead with 4-2 in the fourth set.

This time Djokovic takes the step ahead to go 3-2 up in the fourth set.

Djokovic wins the fourth game to make it 2-2 in the fourth set.

Alcaraz once again goes ahead with 2-1 in the fourth set.

Djokovic makes it 1-1 after claiming the second game.

Alcaraz looks in a full flow as he takes the opening game to go 1-0 ahead in the fourth set.

It's getting more and more thrilling.

Alcaraz claims the thrilling third set of the game to go 2-1 ahead in the contest.

That was an easy game-win for Alcaraz to go 5-1 ahead.

Finally, that game comes to an end after a duration of more than 25 minutes. Alcaraz claims the thrilling one to go ahead 4-1.

Another game win for the Spaniard in the 3rd set as he makes it 3-1.

Djokovic is off the mark in the third set as he claims the third game to make it 2-1.

Alcaraz follows up with another game-win to make it 2-0 in the third set.

Alcaraz kicks off the third set in style as he claims the first game.

That was some display of brilliance from both the superstars as they took the game to the tiebreaker. Alcaraz wins the second set, in the end, to stay alive in the contest.

So it's a tie-breaker to decide the winner of the second set.

Another win and Alcaraz will have the second set of the game to his name to make it 1-1 in this thrilling contest.

So we will have an extra game in the set as Djokovic makes it a tie on 5-5 in the second set.

We are witnessing a thrilling set here with both the players trying their best to entertain the crowd with their appreciated competitiveness.

Alcaraz once again goes ahead to make it 5-4.

Djokovic makes it 4-4 in the second set.

No chances were given this time to Djokovic as the Spaniard takes the fourth win of the set to make it 4-3 in his favor.

Djokovic again bounces back with a game-win to make it 3-3 in the second set.

It's getting neck-to-neck in the second set as Alcaraz wins the fifth game to make it 3-2 in his favor.

That game featured a marvelous rally of 29 shots but it went in the favor of Djokovic who now is very much in the set with the score of 2-2 after the four games.

It was just a matter of time before Djokovic would've made a comeback and he has done it so calmly to win his first game of the second set.

Back-to-back game wins for Alcaraz as he looks comfortable for the first time in the contest as he makes a much-needed comeback in the second set.

Good and fresh start for Alcaraz as he takes the first game of the second set.

A stunning start for Djokovic.

No more loose ends this time as Djokovic takes the first set with a comforting margin of 6-1.

Finally, Alcaraz gets off the mark and gets the better of Djokovic in the fifth game to make it the first win for him of the day.

Alcaraz looked completely out of the flow, giving easy points to Djokovic who takes the fifth game as well. The Serbian is near to victory in the first set.

It's getting a bit one-sided now in favor of Djokovic in the first set as he wins the fourth game with Alcaraz looking way behind in the contest as of now.

Djokovic did well to bounce back and eventually win the third game, the third for the Serbian on the trot.

Djokovic successfully takes the first two games.

And here is the first glimpse of the two finalists as Djokovic and Alcaraz arrive at the court to feature in the much-awaited final.

Alcaraz's road to final

1st Round: Defeated Jérémy Chardy 6-0, 6-2, 7-5

2nd Round: Defeated Alexandre Müller 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-3.

3rd Round: Defeated Nicolás Jarry 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5.

4th Round: Defeated Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Quarterfinal: Defeated Holger Rune 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4.

Semifinal: Defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Djokovic's road to final

1st Round: Defeated Pedro Cachín 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4).

2nd Round: Defeated Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-5.

3rd Round: Defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5).

4th Round: Defeated Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4.

Quarterfinal: Defeated Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

Semifinal: Defeated Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4).

Djokovic, locked at 1-1 in their head-to-head record, was looking forward to the challenge too. "This is probably the best finals that we could have. We are both in good form. We're both playing well," added Djokovic as he looks to become the oldest man in the Open Era to win the grasscourt major.

"He's amazing. He does nothing wrong on the court," Alcaraz said as he bids to end the Serbian's 10-year unbeaten run on Centre Court. "Physically he's a beast. Mentally he's a beast. Everything is unbelievable for him.

Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinal of 2023 Roland-Garros

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in Madrid in 2022

While physically he appears to have no weakness, Alcaraz knows he will have to match Djokovic's mental powers if he is to reverse the result from Paris.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023: Wins- 40, Losses - 4

Title wins in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and Queens

Currently ranked 1st in the world

Despite his young age, the Spanish top seed has already captured 12 titles and appears to have wasted little time in feeling at home on grass as he demonstrated during his three-set destruction of third seed Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals.

Novak Djokovic in 2023: Wins- 27, Losses - 4

Title wins in Australian Open and Roland-Garros, as well as Adelaide 1

Currently ranked 2nd in the world

Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 in first semifinal

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Dannil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in second semifinal

Carlos Alcaraz has won 11 titles in his career

Grand Slams: 1
ATP Finals: 0
Masters 1000s: 4
ATP 500s: 4
ATP 250s: 2

Novak Djokovic has won 94 titles to his name in his career

Grand Slams: 23
ATP Finals: 6
Masters 1000s: 38
ATP 500s: 14
ATP 250: 13

“What can I say, everybody knows, the legend he is, it’s going to be really really difficult but I will fight. I will believe in myself, I will believe that I can beat him here, I saw that he is unbeatable since 2013 at this court so it’s going to be very difficult. I dream since I started playing tennis, but it’s very special playing against Novak, but it’s a final, there’s no time to be afraid, I will be tired but I will go for it, and let’s see what happens," said Alcaraz about playing against Djokovic in final.

Even at the age of 36, there is no sign that Djokovic's aura of invincibility is fading as the Serbian has won six of the last 10 slams.

"Maybe some people think that it would be a huge relief for me winning Roland Garros, being the only men's tennis player with 23 slams. It's not," Djokovic, who turned up for his news-conference wearing a forest green sweatshirt, baseball cap and watch, said ahead of contesting a record 35th major final.

Considering he honed his skills in a drained swimming pool converted into a makeshift tennis court while NATO was bombing Belgrade in 1999, it is not difficult to understand why winning the biggest prizes in tennis means so much to him.

For the first time in his career, Djokovic stands alone on top of the men's Grand Slam totem pole after he won the French Open last month to secure a 23rd major -- moving ahead of his great rival Rafael Nadal on the all-time winners' list.

Djokovic has made no secret of his insatiable appetite to hoard more and more records as he looks to leave every rival, especially those whose names crop up in the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) debate, in his shade.

"He's very motivated. He's young. He's hungry. I'm hungry, too, so let's have a feast," joked the Serbian who has bent down to eat a handful of grass from the most famous tennis arena after each one of his seven Wimbledon triumphs. 

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the men's singles final of Wimbledon 2023 between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz here at the centre court in the town of Wimbledon.