Whether this finally proves to be the changing of the guard in men’s tennis remains to be seen. But in a Wimbledon final that will go down as an all-time classic, Carlos Alcaraz edged out Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on a Centre Court where his opponent had not lost in 10 years.
It was perhaps befitting that his vanquisher a decade ago, Andy Murray, should be watching a match which at four hours and 42 minutes long was just 15 minutes shy of the record for a final here.
