Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won this year’s Wimbledon men’s singles title on Sunday in a fascinating final in London, United Kingdom.
In what was destined to become a thrilling rematch of last year’s Wimbledon final, the 21-year-old Spanish sensation Alcaraz emerged yet again victorious against the living tennis legend and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.
The Spanish athlete dispatched his opponent 6-2, 6-2 and 7-6 in a thrilling game.
This victory offered the young Spaniard his second consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles title, establishing him at the top of the most prestigious tennis champions of 2024. The highly anticipated clash took place on the Centre Court and was watched by Catherine (Kate), the Princess of Wales, in a rare public appearance after she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
The 2024 Wimbledon final repeated last year’s battle where the hopeful from Spain played –and won– against the seasoned veteran Djokovic who is 37 years old. Alcaraz has already been a three-time Grand Slam champion despite his very young age.
During the game, he showed the same levels of determination, tenacity and courage that his followers are used to lately.
Who is Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz?
Carlos Alcaraz is a 21-year-old professional tennis player from Spain. In the last few years, he has taken the tennis world by storm and for all the right reasons.
Born on May 5, 2003, in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, Alcaraz started playing his beloved game, tennis, when he was only four years old. He practised the sport under the guidance of his father, who is a former top-40 player in Spain and had a passion for tennis.
Alcaraz became a professional player at the age of 15, in 2018. Following his professional debut, he very quickly made a name for himself as he managed to win his first ATP title in 2021 at the Croatia Open.
Alcaraz’s meteoric rise was only getting started. His fascinating career continued in 2022 when he took the world by surprise and won the US Open. This victory made him the youngest men’s world No. 1 in ATP rankings in history as he was only 19 years old at the time.
He didn’t stop there though. Since then he has added two more Grand Slam titles to his impressive resumé, winning Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open in 2024, before winning this year’s Wimbledon again.
Alcaraz has a particular and aggressive playing style that separates him from the crowd. Fans have already been drawing comparisons to his personal idol and tennis legend, Rafael Nadal.
