Wimbledon 2023 men’s final recap: World Number One Carlos Alcaraz ends Novak Djokovic's four-year reign as champion in a five-set thriller

Read our full breakdown of the 2023 men's singles final between the top two players in a clash that lived up to the hype.

Alcaraz says it’s a dream come true to win the Wimbledon title. He’s fallen in love with grass now! He has learned really fast and he is really, really proud about it.

He states that even if he had lost he’d have been proud of himself, playing against a legend of all the sports in the final. He claims it’s amazing for a 20-year-old boy.

He pays tribute to Djokovic and jokes about his age and laughs that he’s in better shape than him.

It’s a charming on court interview and won’t be the last winner’s speech in a Grand Slam final that he gives, that’s for sure!

Djoker says it’s not so good for him, but good for Carlos.

He claims it’s a tough one to swallow but praises Carlos and his team. He wants to highlight Alcaraz’s quality at the end of the match when he came out with big serves. He states the Spaniard deserved it: ‘Amazing, amazing.’

He jokes he thought he’d have trouble with Alcaraz on clay and maybe hard court, but not so much grass... yet!

Djokovic also says how amazing it is that Alcaraz achieved this on grass having not played so much on the surface and then going on to win Queens.

He finishes by saying he never likes to lose matches like this but in the past he’s won ones he maybe should have lost – like against Federer in 2019 – so he states it’s ‘Even Steven!’

Take a bow, Carlos Alcaraz! The 20-year-old Spaniard ends Novak Djokovic’s four-year reign as Wimbledon champion to claim a maiden title in SW19 and his second Grand Slam trophy overall.

The 2022 US Open champion came from a set down to prevail in an instant classic that wowed the Centre Court crowd for four hours and 42 minutes.

It’s a result that sees Carlitos remain as the World No.1 and thwarts Nole’s bid for the Calendar Grand Slam and his 24th major overall.

It also means the Serb fails to equal Roger Federer’s record haul of eight Wimbledon men’s singles titles and snaps the veteran’s 10-year winning run on centre court.

A clutch first serve is returned long by Djokovic....

And then the Serb slaps a backhand into the net on match point.... it's ALL OVER!!!!

0-15 - An absolute drop shot fail gives Nole hope.

15-15 - Carlos goes to the drop-shot well again and then pulls off a sumptuous lob - simply sensational!

30-15 - Wow - a stun volley on the stretch has the crowd in raptures after a superb attempt at the crosscourt pass from Djoker on the run.

30-30 - Djokovic punishes a miscue with a crosscourt forehand winner. This is ternse stuff!

Now then, Carlitos, how is your nerve?

The Spaniard will now serve for the Wimbledon title after Djokovic motors through a quick-fire hold to 15.

He’s one game away! Alcaraz shrugs off a very unfortunate net cord off what would have otherwise been a clear forehand winner to pull away with a trademark, classy drop shot the pick of his points in a hold to 15.

Alcaraz shows supreme anticipation to charge to his right and unload a red-hot forehand crosscourt winner to press at 30-30.

Djokovic needs a good second serve and he finds it to pull off a one-two punch and it’s copy and paste on the next delivery as he again finds clutch tennis to remain just a break behind.

Alcaraz benefits from a couple of donations from Djokovic to hang tough from 15-30 down and polish off a tricky game with a timely eight ace out wide.

Alcaraz would love to crank up the heat for an insurance break but he struggles to find the court on his return and Djokovic is able to breeze through a nerve-steadying game to 15 to remain firmly in contention.

The top seed remains ice cool as he consolidates the break, slapping down his seventh ace of the match to hold to love.

That Game 2 escape has given Alcaraz an extra spring in his step and he charges into the net to pose a question at 15-30.

Nole makes pulp with a sizzling, deep forehand but then slaps a tepid forehand into the net to cough up break point.

A pulsating final point ensues with Alcaraz rifling an astonishing backhand up the line to strike first in the decider.

It’s all too much for Djokovic who obliterates his racquet against the net post and earns a code violation for such poor conduct.

How big will that miss be? Djokovic is in charge at 30-40 but has to back pedal to play a forehand volley on the stretch to put away Alcaraz’s desperate lob. He makes a meal of it and the top seed escapes from deuce with an exquisite drop shot and a bullet forehand winner down the line.

Alcaraz reels off a trio of winners, blitzing his way back from 30-0 down and earning BP with a magical backhand pass up the line.

Djokovic resists with clutch serving but Carlitos keeps him at deuce for a little longer with a sumptuous forehand pass down the line.

The Serb responds with more clutch serving and opens Set 5 with the scoreboard advantage.

Djokovic is the player with the joint-most five-sets finals won in Grand Slam events in the Open Era (five, level with Björn Borg).