Carlos Alcaraz

World number one Carlos Alcaraz surged into the last 16 of the U.S. Open on Sept. 2 as Tunisia's Ons Jabeur kept her dream of a first Grand Slam title alive with victory in a three-set thriller.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are on a U.S. Open collision course as the final Grand Slam tournament of season gets under way Monday with American teenager Coco Gauff chasing a breakthrough first major title.

LONDON - Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has claimed the Wimbledon title by defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the final on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Spaniard won after nearly five hours of play.

The title is his first at Wimbledon and his second career Grand Slam title as he also won the US Open last season.

He was defeated in five sets after a great fight by Carlos Alcaraz, the Spaniard won 1:6, 7:6 (6), 6:3, 3:6, 6:4.
He thus became the third youngest champion in the history of Wimbledon.
"I thought I would have trouble with you only on clay, and maybe hard court, but now it's a different story from this year, obviously," Djokovic had said on court of Carlos Alcaraz.

Defending champion outplayed Jannik Sinner with the maximum score and the final with Carlos Alcaraz is ahead of him.
Novak pointed out right at the start that this victory was not as easy as the result might suggest.

LONDON - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to his fifth consecutive Wimbledon final after defeating Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals on Friday.

Djokovic won after two hours and 47 minutes of play.

From 2:30 p.m., Djokovic will play against Italian Jannick Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Djokovic will play his 46th Grand Slam semi-final, having equaled Roger Federer's record.
And with a potential victory, he would reach the 35th Grand Slam final, surpassing the American Chris Evert and setting an absolute record of this sport in all competitions.

Fans are banned from entering, journalists are restricted, and there are often great rivals on the pitches, next to each other.
Such was the situation on Monday, when, in addition to the Serbian tennis player, Carlos Alcaraz also trained.

LONDON - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic was on Friday drawn to play Argentine Pedro Cachin in the first round at Wimbledon.

Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Janick Sinner are in Djokovic's half of the draw, with Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune in the other half.

The Serbian tennis player is a four-time consecutive champion and has a winning streak on the All-England Club for 28 matches.