2023 Wimbledon final
- Second-set tiebreak
Djokovic had a set point at 6–5. Alcaraz won the tiebreak 8–6.
News24; Match Charting Project log - Third set, 1–4
Alcaraz broke in a 32-point game that lasted 27 minutes, for a 4–1 lead.
ATP - 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 - 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
How long the points were
Share of points by rally length, this final against the other classic finals.
The match in numbers
In the fifth set Alcaraz hit 18 winners to Djokovic's 3 and won 14 of 19 first-serve points.
ATP; O'ShannessyAlcaraz won the rallies of ten shots or more, 24 to 14, in the charting.
Match Charting ProjectHe hit 20 drop shots to Djokovic's 9 in the charting.
Match Charting Project
Point by point: the Match Charting Project log
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 GameAgainst 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.