The tennis gods evidently had this epilogue in mind: on the day Novak Djokovic could celebrate two new records, a new King was risen. Carlos Alcaraz crashes the remains of the old Era, winning Wimbledon and marking a new beginning for tennis, which projects us all into a new dimension.
Carlitos destroyed Nole’s dreams, saving Roger Federer’s record of Wimbledon titles but, above all, he drew a clear boundary line, which could mark the end of the Big 3 and the beginning of something new, perhaps never experienced.
The final of Wimbledon highlighted clutch moments that are marking the rhythm of the contemporary history of tennis, undoubtedly the most beautiful of all. There are so many ways to tell a tennis match, especially a final dressed in history.
Carlos Alcaraz crashes the Od Tennis Era and saves Roger Federer’s record
The director of this opulent Belle Époque of tennis has assigned Novak Djokovic, despite him, the role of the Black Swan of our tennis. When he plays against Federer everyone cheers for each other, when he plays against Rafael Nadal as well.
Today, half of the stadium supported Alcaraz, half for Nole, he supported him, he acclaimed him. But that wasn’t enough. Carlos Alcaraz, after a first set in which he was dominated, has become the ruler, doing exactly what Djokovic knows how to do best: enter the minds of his rivals. Crushing their certainties, stuffing themselves with their fears and frustrations. Like a condor smelling its dying prey.
Many will now say that Nole couldn’t stand the pressure, that he was devoured by his opponent. True, but in the midst of all this sea that will come of controversies, records, numbers, how should Djokovic feel? Someone who has beaten Nadal several times on clay, who has beaten three out of three Federers in the final at Wimbledon, who has a balance of credit with both and who is, at least to this day, the most successful tennis player ever?
In the next few days Nole will talk to himself and the team about him, but we are sure that we will see him again in shining form already at the US Open.
And Alcaraz? He has a tennis that fits perfectly on clay, hard and grass-courts. He plays well on all surfaces: solid, regular, physical tennis, but also bold and stylistically beautiful to look at. A perfect and explosive mix, which could lead him to break many records. Today we have witnessed the beginning of a new era.