Final Wimbledon Rediscover Djokovic And Alcaraz

Serbian Tennis Player Novak Djokovic (AFP via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The final Wimbledon will bring together defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic again. Novak Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti, Friday, July 12 local time or Saturday WIB.

Just five weeks after undergoing knee surgery, seven-time champion Wimbledon Djokovic reached his 10th final at the All England Club with a 6-4, 7-6(7/2), 6-4 victory over the 25th seed from Italy.

Djokovic, 37, could match Roger Federer's record with eight Wimbledon titles and become the oldest champion in the modern era if he avenge last year's defeat to Alcaraz.

"I've said many times that Wimbledon was my childhood dream to play him and win him," Djokovic said, quoted from AFP via ANTARA, Saturday, July 13.

"It's worth repeating that I was a seven-year-old kid who witnessed a bomb flying over my head and dreamed of being on the world's most important pitch at Wimbledon," said Djokovic, who left Serbia in his youth to train in Germany after fleeing NATO bombings in Serbia in the 1990s.

The last time Djokovic and Musetti met was at the French Open in June when the Serbian claimed victory in a third-half game ended at 3:07 a.m.

However, in the semifinals of Wimbledon, Djokovic did not experience any problems on his way to the 37th Grand Slam final.

He broke his serve to lead 4-2 in the opening set, and despite losing the lead and letting two sets of points slip in the ninth game, he broke his serve again in the 10th set to win the set.

The second seed played his 49th Grand Slam semi-final, while 22-year-old Musetti played his first semi-final.

The experience was key when Djokovic came back from missing his serve in the second set opener game to equalize in the sixth set before dominating the tie-break.

A break in the third set opener led him to victory against Musetti, who saved three match points before Djokovic finished the game to the Wimbledon final.

"I feel a little sad but I have to say Novak played an amazing game," said Musetti.

"He showed that he was in top condition, not only in tennis but also physically."

"We've played seven times but I've never seen Novak play like this today."

Meanwhile, Alcaraz beat Djokovic in the 2023 Wimbledon final in a tense five set match. Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-7(1/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the fourth Grand Slam final.