The sports world absolutely loved the Wimbledon men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic on Saturday.
The Spaniard ended up winning the nearly five-hour, five-set match. Alcaraz secured his second Grand Slam title, his first coming from last year’s U.S. Open.
Various tennis stars posted congratulatory messages to the 20-year-old, starting with fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. The 22-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t played since January’s Australian Open, but his message was seen as somewhat of a passing-the-baton moment.
“Congratulations @carlosalcaraz,” Nadal wrote, via Twitter translate. “You have given us immense joy today and I am sure that our pioneer in Spanish tennis, Manolo Santana, has also been cheering wherever he is, such as Wimbledon whom you have joined today. A very strong hug and enjoy the moment, Champion!!!”
Enhorabuena @carlosalcaraz . Nos has dado una alegría inmensa hoy y seguro que nuestro pionero en el tenis español, Manolo Santana, también ha estado animando allá dónde esté como de Wimbledon al que hoy te has unido.
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) July 16, 2023
Un abrazo muy fuerte y a disfrutar del momento ¡¡¡Campeón!!!… pic.twitter.com/y0j2GowX3O
Other tennis stars, such as Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios, Victoria Azarenka and Andy Roddick, tweeted messages.
Alcaraz is that guy fr
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) July 16, 2023
Haven’t watched a whole tennis match in a long time haha THANKYOU @DjokerNole & @carlosalcaraz for putting on that incredible performance. Congratulations to you both 👑🙏🏽
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) July 16, 2023
This is an insane level of tennis. The athleticism …….
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) July 16, 2023
Too good from Alcaraz, too good. What a match! 👏🏻
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) July 16, 2023
The congratulatory messages are expected to keep coming for Alcaraz.
