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
| Alcaraz | Djokovic | |
|---|---|---|
| Double faults | 7 | 3 |
| First serves in | 62.7% | 64.1% |
| First-serve points won | 70.2% | 61.9% |
| Second-serve points won | 50.0% | 56.1% |
| Break points won | 5/19 | 5/15 |
| Winners | 66 | 32 |
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.