2023 Wimbledon final

Carlos Alcaraz d. Novak Djokovic
1–6 7–6(6) 6–1 3–6 6–4
16 July 20234 h 42 minEnded Djokovic's 34-match Wimbledon streak
How it unfolded
  1. Second-set tiebreak

    Djokovic had a set point at 6–5. Alcaraz won the tiebreak 8–6.

    News24; Match Charting Project log
  2. Third set, 1–4

    Alcaraz broke in a 32-point game that lasted 27 minutes, for a 4–1 lead.

    ATP
  3. Fifth set, 1–1, 30–40

    A 14-shot rally ended with Djokovic's forehand approach and Alcaraz's backhand pass down the line: the break that won the title. Djokovic smashed his racquet on the net post.

    Match Charting Project log; ATP
  4. Serving it out at 5–4

    Alcaraz made six first serves in a row to close out the title.

    Craig O'Shannessy, ATP Brain Game

The stat sheet

AlcarazDjokovic
Double faults73
First serves in62.7%64.1%
First-serve points won70.2%61.9%
Second-serve points won50.0%56.1%
Break points won5/195/15
Winners6632
tennis-db (ATP data); winners from ATP

The match in numbers

Point by point: the Match Charting Project log

What a club player can take from it
  • Alcaraz served three times as many first serves at the body as Djokovic, 24 to 8, to give him a third location to defend. 34 % of Alcaraz's first serves came back unreturned. Add the body as a third target.

    Craig O'Shannessy, ATP Brain Game
  • Against a great returner he didn't slow his second serve down: it averaged 102.5 mph, harder than in any earlier round.

    Craig O'Shannessy, ATP Brain Game

Questions

How long was the 2023 Wimbledon final?

4 hours 42 minutes by ATP's count.

What streak did Alcaraz end at Wimbledon 2023?

Djokovic's 34-match winning streak at Wimbledon, and his run of 15 straight tiebreaks won at majors.

What we don't claim

  • Djokovic's ace count is 2 in most sources and 3 in others, so it's left out of the stat sheet.
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