New gen vs. old gen!
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, 20, will once again play Novak Djokovic, 36, this Sunday (July 16) during the men’s finals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London, England.
The pair will meet for the fourth time in their careers and if successful, this would be Carlos‘s second Grand Slam win, whereas Novak is a 23-time champion.
“Everyone knows the legend he is. He is going to be really difficult. I will fight. That’s myself. I will believe in myself, I will believe I can beat him here,” said Carlos, who hails from Spain. “I saw that he is unbeaten here (at Wimbledon) since 2013 on this court. It’s going to be challenging, but I am ready for this. It will be special playing against Novak, but it is a final. There’s no time to be afraid, no time to be tired. I will go for it, and let’s see what happens.”
Novak, from Serbia, added, “We had a very good match (at the French Open last month) until he started struggling physically in Paris. I think we really took the level of tennis very high. I think was great for the audience and great for us players to be part of that. Obviously completely different conditions here. Grass is massively different from clay. Yes, I do have more experience playing in many more Grand Slam or Wimbledon finals than him. Still he’s in great shape. He’s very motivated. He’s young. He’s hungry. I’m hungry, too, so let’s have a feast (smiles).”
During the quarterfinals, both opponents won in three straight sets – Novak beat out Italy’s Jannik Sinner, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4), while Carlos easily finished off Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Carlos is now the third men’s player this century to make it to multiple Men’s Singles finals at Grand Slams before turning 21, after Rafael Nadal (4) and Novak (2).
Tune in to watch Carlos and Novak face off at the Wimbledon finals this Sunday at 8am ET/5am PT!
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