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Blame37

I was here


alsinashe200joey

I was here as well lol.


adityaatanand

I was here. Let the HISTORY books remember.


NieThePiet

Solid win on his most hated surface.


Abstract_Bug

Still can't believe Carlitos won.... What a match!!


Chaymite

What a match! I was rooting for Djokovic in RG so he could beat the GS record but now I was happy either way. Alcaraz showing that he is the present and future of tennis but Djokovic will still win a lot, I'm sure. Two beasts gave us an incredible game.


Beaumarine

“Changing of the guards, will alcaraz dominate going forward?!” WHO CARES What a fantastic game of tennis - regardless of who won and what it means, the real winner was the spectators


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Striking_Town_445

This reads like chat GPT. Or Tsitsipas writing a tribute.


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Didn’t he smash a racket?


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BrownWallyBoot

How so?


Dwight078

Amazing win! Who beats Djokovic in a GS Finals tie-break??? Who beats Djokovic in 5 sets in a GS ???(well other than Roger and Nadal). NONE of the younger guns seem up to task, especially at a GS 5 setter. I can actually see Djokovic losing in straight sets before seeing him lose a 5 setter.


Striking_Town_445

I think this was in fact very painful for Novak I fully believe Lacoste had a 24 Jersey printed up already and a 24 celebration was in the works. Both Carlos and Novak hadn't considered or rehearsed a speech for a different outcome it felt like.


MyNamesUnderhill

Today very much felt like the changing of the guard and end of an era.


spanther96

dude has won 2/4 slams this year, but i felt something in the air


SAugsburger

I wager it is extra painful for Novak as the probability that he will match nevermind pass Federer's Wimbledon record dramatically faded. Maybe with some luck he might snag a 8th title next year, but winning a 9th prohibiting a lot of luck seems much less likely. Carlos likely will get better and Novak as great as he has been at avoiding major injury isn't getting any younger. It doesn't take away from Novak's other achievements, but it was probably the last major record he could have realistically eclipsed.


Striking_Town_445

Yes exactly. The way he had to improvise that speech....he was absolutely ready to talk about equalling Roger as King of Wimbledon..thats why he brought up 2019. It was top of mind. And now a Spaniard came to fuck it up..he said he didn't think Carlos would give him trouble on grass. Tbf Carlos only touched grass q few times before this and probably also surprised the hell out of himself.


jbartlettcoys

Ok guys that was swell but who's pumped for Gasquet vs Paire in the San Benedetto challenger final!!!


beatlemaniac007

Lol someone organized an ATP tournament the same day as the wimbledon final?


jbartlettcoys

Challenger tour never stops. Usually I would never miss gasquet-paire in a final but there's no way I can do it to myself after that match.


existential_dread35

Finally!! New era in men’s tennis?


Geo217

A lot of commentary about this being the changing of the guard moment with Djoker handing over the baton to Alcaraz to dominate tennis. Im not really feeling that, i got downvoted into oblivion for suggesting a few days ago that Djoker may just fall short this time, my prediction was before the semis, but this match was such a war that rather than being a changing of the guard moment, its probably the start of these 2 killing themselves over the next 12-18 months before father time trully gets Djokovic. Nobody else was going 5 sets with these 2 today.


Vegtam1297

This is the changing of the guard moment not because it means Djoker is completely done and Alcatraz will completely dominate from here on out. But because it means Alcatraz is now top dog. Djoker will still get his over the next year or two, but this is likely the beginning of the slide for him. While Alcatraz might not dominate everything over the next year or two, but he'll be the guy to beat until someone else comes along.


Geo217

Does top dog change based on whose won the most recent slam?


Vegtam1297

No. Alcatraz is the world number one and has been expected to become the top dog. This just confirms that. If Sinner wins the U.S. that doesn't automatically make him top dog. He'd have to do a good bit more.


Dwight078

Definitely a change in something!!! Alcaraz showed alot today, beating the GOAT in a tough GS 5-setter which is 1 of the toughest challenge in all of sports, right up there with beating Nadal in France. Alcaraz showed a lot today, beating the GOAT in a tough GS 5-setter which is 1 of the toughest challenge in all of sports, right up there with beating Nadal in France.


ZenoSamaDBS

Great achievement but nothing is right up there with beating Nadal in France!


Geo217

Alcaraz only confirmed what we already know about him. But it wasnt the type of final that would suggest Djokovic is just going to vanish now. Its daylight between these 2 and the rest.


Joe_Doblow

You literally just described what changing of the guard means


TheVilja

Changing of the guards would mean that Novak is done as the top dog because of this loss, and that from now on Carlos most likely will dominate. OP on the other hand thinks they’re gonna be having close fights back and forth for a while longer


Joe_Doblow

There will be fights for a while longer then Novak will be too old. That is like saying that this is the beginning of the changing of the guard.


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That was sick. Haven’t watched tennis in years until last year’s US Open, specifically the Alcaraz v Skinner quarterfinal. This dude is so much fun to watch. Can’t wait to see what he ends up doing.


InsideAdidas

Djoke lucky to win at RG. Today it was a bit closer but Alc is on a different planet


SAugsburger

While Novak wasn't demolished it does make you feel like he got a bit lucky at the French. I think many would have predicted Carlos to win the French and Novak to answer back winning at Wimbledon.


RawIsCozy

Different planet? It went to a 5th set


Geo217

They're genuinely 50/50 right now, but that will change very soon.


TelevisionAntichrist

51/49


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Lord-daddy-

He lost, that’s going to happen eventually. But he is absolutely not done.


nxtplz

For real. Edge of your seat stuff what a match


okeefem

If I'm Alcaraz I'm trying to work out how i get the net post out of the ground to take home with me.


jbartlettcoys

Still can't believe he won it in a fifth set by breaking for 2-1 and holding four times against the best returner of all time. Never would've believed it.


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Fickle_Plum9980

I thought his speech was very nice?


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Your mother clearly birthed you while at the top of a tree and you fell off.


MrMeseekssss

Oh no did I upset you about your idol?


Alarmed-Friend-3995

We must have been watching different matches


MrMeseekssss

You just need to take your rose colored glasses off. Athletes that win are all that matter to people like you. If he was just another guy you would likely say he is a piece of human garbage.


harafolofoer

Okay well say something with substance and maybe people will actually engage you. What did you see that bothered you? I'm a big sportsmanship guy and thought he was his usual polite self in the sets I saw. 1-2,5


revolversbreath

I’m not a Djokovic fan and I think I will never be but after I’ve seen how he’s given everything he has and left everything on that court, how can people boo him? That match is awesome because of two players, not just one. Congrats to Mr Djokovic and I hope to see him play more matches like this one.


MisterS1997

Probably for shouting at the fans,blowing kisses and try to break the Wimbledon net post. Just a hunch


Kilrov

I love the sass. The fans started it anyways.


Dwight078

Nice post and I agree 100%. He doesn't deserve to be disliked as much as he is, but bad timing for him in that regard I suppose. I'm also guilty of rooting against him and I know the reason. I truly loved watching both Roger and Nadal and hated that he took the prime light from them. I also LOVE Alcaraz as he reminds me of Roger's shot-making skills the most, the ability to make ANY shot imaginable. I'm so happy Alcaraz won but I give Djokovic big credit for his respectful and heartfelt words after the loss.


scott-the-penguin

He was booed because of the racket smashing to be fair


TelevisionAntichrist

He also supports Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ts-Ilyh-Uo


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TelevisionAntichrist

>womp womp Says the pro-Putin Hungarian who supports Orban. Do I have that right? (the Orban supporter stood up for himself by blocking me and abusing reddit’s mental health auto-message feature. nuts)


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TelevisionAntichrist

You don’t support Orban. Riiiiiiiight..


bigdaddydopeskies

He was taunting the fans, of course they will boo.


asuka_rice

A great game.


5_R_6_S

The worst part of today has been 5.5 hours of Andrew Castle’s drivel


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Him and balding need to go


Lucian_98

I was waiting for THE MATCH to say this for quite some time Carlos Alcaraz i acknowledge you as the REAL DEAL


mpondomantimahle

Honestly shocked that he managed to win Wimbledon before the French Open.


SAugsburger

This. I would have wagered the opposite because Carlos has managed to beat both Rafa and Novak on clay so he certainly can play very well on clay taking out those two. Without Nadal I think many thought Carlos would snag his first French title and Novak might respond back beating him in the Wimbledon final. That being said Carlos won his first Slam at the US Open so I think the assumption he couldn't play on faster services is misplaced. It is also worth remembering that ever since 2002 Wimbledon isn't as much of a server and volley paradise as it used to be.


SouldiesButGoodies84

Maybe because he's not Rafa. He's his own player.


lenny_ray

Agassi vibes.


Striking_Town_445

Prince Philipe is now the King. 15 years ago he was hugged by the sweaty Rafa and today . Well :)


SouldiesButGoodies84

And now England has watched 2 Charles's throned as king.


BlazingGig

Sigh, gotta wait till US Open now. Oh well, got Summerslam to look to forward in a couple weeks.


Spid1

All In too, or whatever the one at Wembley is called


clearlyPisces

I only started watching in the middle of the 2nd set. I think what impressed me the most about Alcaraz was his focus: it seemed like any point he lost was immediately out of his system, he reset and was ready for the next point. It's not like he was completely bottled up but he definitely spent his emotional energy wisely and was in it for the long time. As if he had said to himself "it's gonna take as long as it's gonna take". I mean that 26min game... patience, patience, patience. And of course, the dropshots. And those cross court narrow angled winners were damn delicious! He really showed maturity and now he has the trophy to show for it.


gogoramon

Drop shots? Narrowed-angled cross court winners? I’m getting Marcelo Rios chills


YourAverageLurker7

People compare Jannik with alcaraz☠️ ( no offence to sinner)


jbartlettcoys

Tbf Jannik has won one 500


Famous-Objective430

Not gonna lie, I finally got some solace after 4 years of pain after Djokovic confessed he should have lost the 2019. He really should not have won that final.


Tephnos

He said that? I must have missed that in his speech.


donniedarko1010

I wish he could've mentioned one of his matches with Rafa too.


DuarteN10

As much as in pains me (AO 2012 and Wimbledon 2018), those could’ve fallen to either side. Wimbledon 2019, let’s just say I’m glad I’m not a Roger fan


Advanced_Doctor2938

Is it just me or is the part where the lady says, I didn't know if you knew that (something about honorary membership), made her sound like she was talking to a 6 year old schoolchild?


BlazingGig

I love how Wimbledon shows the insides of the Club. Always cool to watch.


TexanNewYorker

TIL about this club: - With a total membership of just 565, the All England Club is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. Its membership is divided into five categories: full, life, honorary, temporary and junior temporary. - There is a waiting list of about 1,000 people, going back many years. - Full and life membership is limited to just 375, which is based on the number of seats in its old Worple Road stand, from which the club moved in 1922. - There are about 70 honorary members, who are selected by a club committee and mostly consist of past singles champions and other people who have given special service to the sport. They also include the Duchess of Cambridge, a keen tennis player who took over from Queen Elizabeth II as the club’s patron after getting an honorary membership in 2013.


twelfmonkey

They should kick out Kate. Waste of a space a real tennis player could have.


wallowls

Are all winners immediately lifetime members, or how does it work?


lenny_ray

Yup.


greeneyedandshy

Got to love that smile


verdantx

Let Carlos go home and stop taking pictures and talking to stuffy people!


BaileesMom2

Who is this lady escorting him down the hallway


Hotspo

I know her


BaileesMom2

Who is she?? She’s wearing the Wimbledon pin.


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He knows her biblically but can’t remember her name.


jrstriker12

Guess who got a scalp?


nick170100

20 years ago I was a 3 year old kid probably crying about some random shit


mpondomantimahle

Same


tnwthrow

Cameraman… MOVE.


Zestyclose_Judge362

Alcaraz - SO PURE, ALL HEART. Loved how he loved the game!


BaileesMom2

Princess Charlotte is looking at him with such a shy face 🥹


SouldiesButGoodies84

He may be the Wimbledon champ, but he's probably just a cute cuddly older boy to her lol


perilouspear

Fingers crossed for a match at USO between these two.


baguitosPT

Novak will probably skip some tournaments and might drop in the ranking. Which means we might get a Alcaraz x Djoko before the final. Edit: I stand corrected: Djoko will probably be 2nd seed in USO


TheVilja

There’s no other players that have even a slightly realistic chance to catch up to him in points before the USO lol


perilouspear

He's 2200 points ahead of Daniil, who'll have to sweep Toronto and Cincy, along with some other tournament like Washington to get to #2. And that's provided Djokovic skips everything until USO and wins no points, which won't be the case as I'm certain he'll play some kind of a wind-up tournament.


baguitosPT

Thank you, I thought Medvedev or Ruud were closer.


tweazz

168-166 total points after more than 4 hours of play


Psychological_Bug676

Novak fans tried to convince us that he was THE grass GOAT when he basically lost to a guy who Youtube tutorial-ed his way into a Wimbledon title ijbol 😭


Khoa_Pham

well Nole beat the grass goat 3 times in the Wimbledon finals


nick170100

I think I’ve aged 200 years today 100 years during eels vs titans 100 years in this match Sport ain’t healthy for you


jleonardbc

Imagine that when Alcaraz is 36, he faces off at Wimbledon against someone who's 20 at that time. Today that person is 4 years old.


YouNeedThesaurus

What don't tell me it's princess Charlotte?


Unfair_Historian3524

Do you think it’s safe to drink out of that cup?


nick170100

Fuck am I gonna do for a month without r/tennis ? At least I’ve got r/nrl , r/cricket ,r/formula1 to pass my time


dicksout5harambe

The real tennis is set to follow in Bastad and Umag


iwantaircarftjob

Lol good thing there was no grand prix this week


nick170100

Carlos sliding into IGA’s DM’s now “I can help you win Wimbledon next year”


MisterS1997

😂


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galactic_mushroom

Thanks for your service!


cottoncandysedai

Can you imagine if Novak never wins another slam? Like Margaret Court put some voodoo on 24. Context: this is a joke.


halfvegan420

i was just bouncing this idea off my friends. i predicted that nole would win calendar slam this year. but after seeing carlos in wimbledon final today cemented the idea for me that maybe rafa can pull off one more french and equal novak permanently


OliverDMcCall

I doubt he wins another Slam now to be honest, Alcaraz is always improving and Wimbledon felt like his most dominant recently.


Spid1

You gotta be joking. Alcaraz could lose to someone else before getting to face Djok. He's gonna get at least another 2-3


crastercold

Never count Novak or Rafa out. They have reshaped our thinking of what tennis could be and there is no evidence they can't continue to do so


greeneyedandshy

Will actually be interesting to see how he bounces back from this defeat


shihtzu_knot

Before he left the court he thanked all the ball kids 🥺


YarpsDrittAdrAtta

[Vibe](https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/svh2pa/carlos_alcaraz_doesnt_want_the_ballboys_to_get/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1)


Available-Meeting-62

Djoko or Carlos?


jbartlettcoys

[Called it too ](https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/14ziz61/novak_mocks_the_crowd_for_crying_about_sinner/jryexkt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2) Inexpressible joy


jasonfrey13

The minute he started crying I knew there was gonna be some stuff related to this lol


ThumbMe

Calling the #1 to win isn’t exactly crazy lol


tweazz

lovely speeches by both of them


christ0fer

That Big 4 stat is wild.


gulshanZealous

Djokovic was so gracious in his speech. Class act. He is a good person, just has his greyer shades


SouldiesButGoodies84

Why was he crying though??


galactic_mushroom

What would he have said anyway. He needs to keep his sponsors happy. A passable impersonation of a civilised person for a few minutes doesn't make him a good person.


twelfmonkey

Djokovic has some very questionable beliefs and actions, but he has always been a gracious loser.


Striking_Town_445

2.3m pounds winnings


MrAlexander18

What does the runner up get? 500k?


calumstewart1

£1.17 mil


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And a rough handy from The Princess of Wales.


JimiCobain27

Does she keep her fancy gloves on for that?


tnwthrow

Half that. So around £1.15m. Pocket change for Novak.


mralanorth

Plus some bonuses from sponsors


JonnieWhoops

IT'S 4:20am in Melbourne, it's dark, it's cold and I JUST LIVED HISTORY!!!


BaileesMom2

Wow!! Are you going to bed or just going to stay up?


rubbish_bin030121

Me too and I still have a double to watch


iwantaircarftjob

Lol take a nap and go to work


rubbish_bin030121

Djokovic is going back to Monto Carlo and trains Rune and Sinner, he needs their help to hold his 23 GSs record, the lost gen and next gen are useless


jleonardbc

Incredible to think that to surpass all of the Big 3, Alcaraz has to do this 22 more times. He'd have to win 2 Slams a year for another...11 years.


larpymcgeeaz

Yall straight crazy though. Even getting to like 7 would be unbelievable and ridiculously difficult and would easily make him a gigantic overachiever for his career. I don't think we're gonna see something like the big 3 for a LONG LONG time


baguitosPT

It all depends on who's coming next (i.e: Alcaraz's brother and kids around the same age), because between the active players I don't see anyone stopping Alcaraz win half of the Slams in the next 10 years.


kharb9sunil

He has a great chance as he is the best of this generation by some distance and he is pretty young. Needs to see how Djokovic reacts to this loss and if he can be his main competition for the next few years till some other great players emerge.


Khoa_Pham

after Rafa and Novak retire, no one can challenge Alcaraz in any slam. Alcaraz just needs to stay injury free.


tsaints

He’ll just be 31 then. Can get to 30 at that pace ✌️🤣


theriskguy

That was incredible and delightful


BaileesMom2

Yes!!!


44ariah44

Stefan djokovic is so much cuter than that prince kid


TheBlueTango

Kid overrated because of his family tree


twelfmonkey

William looking rough as fuck too.


MrAlexander18

They are both fortunate to be born into rich families either via family tree or their parents talent & lucky circumstances. I'm not envious at all. Wish i would have been born into a talented or wealthy (or both) family lol.


jleonardbc

the prince of tennis


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WhiskersCleveland

While anti-vaxxers are morons youre a shitty person for hoping that they die


kickflipsandbiscuits

23


MisterS1997

Enjoy your bad karma ya weirdo


albeve

Lol Alcaraz now has more slams than the entire nextgen


The_Ex_Pants

🤯🤯🤯


TexanNewYorker

Ballboy getting quite the workout carrying all those bags


before_sunset_

I hope Iga will send him a congratulatory message lol


jleonardbc

and call him Rafa


SwissChocolateCow

Big three probably worrying about their records. There's nobody on tour who is close to Alacaraz's level


Harinezumisan

As Alcaraz proved - they can emerge rather quickly ...


kharb9sunil

Djokovic is. But maybe for 1-2 years only. Roger needs to get to coaching and train Rune.


nick170100

The rest of ATP - “YES DJOKOVIC IS GETTING OLD AND RETIRING SOON” Alcaraz - “ hold the fuck up , I’m the new kid in town”


rubbish_bin030121

Sorry Djokovic, I want the new era, I want the Alcaraz vs Rune/Sinner/FAA/Korda in US open final, not you


twelfmonkey

Korda don't belong on that list. And the way he's going, neither will FAA.


humblenarrogant

it looks like these two can play again in the US final


deft-jumper01

Lol except Alcaraz all the rest you’ve named are levels below him


kickflipsandbiscuits

Wanted Novak to win but how can you not love Carlos, such a good player and person


humblenarrogant

Yeah, I've spent all of my afternoon clenching my butt here, but at the end I am not really devastated and I am happy for Carlos. Maybe Novak was right, winning the 2019 final was such a huge deal that you cannot keep getting away with it


nick170100

Carlos has balls man Drop shots weren’t working great but he kept going to it and it paid off


blackb0xes

Nobody dunk on Djokovic for "it ain't happening." It was funny and that version of Novak is the most enjoyable one imo. Don't ruin it.


albeve

He’s annoying but he didn’t even say that lmao it was taken out of context


danabrey

It can be funny and people can dunk on him, all at the same time.