Noval Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz after the 2024 Wimbledon final
Noval Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz after the 2024 Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz shared the first Wimbledon Centre Court practice set of this year’s championships, with the Serb sharing his thoughts afterwards of both the conditions and the Roland-Garros men’s final.
The line-up of the last two Wimbledon finals was on show once again during the tournament’s first Centre Court practice set, with Djokovic and Alcaraz winning five games each.
Djokovic, who was been defeated in both of those finals, was, reportedly, in very impressive form, looking happy and moving well on the grass.
“You feel bad playing on it [Centre Court]. It is so perfect. It looks amazing. It is a real privilege.
“Carlos Alcaraz as the defending champion gets the right, I am the sparring partner. I am happy he chose me.
“Wimbledon balls are slower than they used to be. It makes it extremely difficult to get past guys like Carlos Alcaraz when they try to get to the net.”
The 24-time Grand Slam champion also remarked upon the French Open final between Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, which was the longest showpiece match in the tournament’s history.
In the end, it was the Spaniard who prevailed in a five-set epic, saving three championship points to defend his Parisian title.
“It is a different surface, a different style of play but what they produced in the final in Paris was amazing,” commended Djokovic.
“To be honest, I was in my country. My wife wanted to watch the final but I didn’t want to watch it. The first part of the match we went outside for lunch.
“Incredible, incredible match. Huge credit to both of them. It was one of the most historic matches we have ever seen.”
