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Spain's Alcaraz beats Djokovic to win Wimbledon men’s tennis final

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball during the men's singles final tennis match at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, on July 16, 2023. © Sebastien Bozin, AFP

Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men's tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic's long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time on Sunday.

The 36-year-old Serbian had been indestructible on Wimbledon's Centre Court for a decade but on Sunday he finally met his match as he ran out of ideas to stop young gun Alcaraz from hurtling towards the title.

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