Novak Djokovic plays Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon men’s singles final, an intergenerational showdown with history at stake.
Djokovic, 36, can tie the records for Grand Slam singles titles (24, Margaret Court) and Wimbledon men’s singles titles (eight, Roger Federer).
Alcaraz, 20, can become the third-youngest Wimbledon men’s singles champion in the Open Era (since 1968) after Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg.
The No. 1 ranking is at stake, too. As is Djokovic’s pursuit of the calendar Grand Slam after winning the Australian Open and the French Open, with the U.S. Open still to go.
The near-16-year age gap is the third-largest for a men’s Grand Slam final in the Open Era after Jimmy Connors beat Ken Rosewall in 1974 at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Earlier in the tournament, top Americans Taylor Fritz (No. 9 seed) and Frances Tiafoe (No. 10 seed) lost in the second and third rounds, respectively.
Chris Eubanks was the lone American man to make the quarterfinals, where he fell in five sets to No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in his Wimbledon main draw debut. Eubanks, 27, made his top 100 debut in April and entered Wimbledon with a 2-8 career record in majors.
The last U.S. man to win a major singles title was Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open.
2023 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Draw
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