Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz drops trophy dwell on TV after Djokovic triumph

Tennis followers may forgive Carlos Alcaraz if his fingers had been nonetheless shaking after his staggering win over Novak Djokovic within the Wimbledon closing. He was seemingly unsteady the day after his triumph at SW19 as he dropped the gleaming gold trophy throughout a dwell TV interview, sparking nervous laughter from himself and the hosts.

In beating Djokovic over 5 vastly entertaining units, Alcaraz turned the primary participant aside from the Serb, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to carry the Wimbledon trophy since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002.

The shock outcome consigned Djokovic to his first defeat on Centre Court in over a decade as Alcaraz retained his spot because the world’s No 1. After the match, the overwhelmed 36-year-old acknowledged that his victorious opponent was deserving of that accolade.

The achievement should be sinking in for Alcaraz, 20, who appeared nervous when requested to point out off his new trophy throughout a dwell interview with CNN.

Upon reaching for the silverware, Alcaraz set free an audible shriek because it tumbled out of his grip, though fortunately for the Spaniard, it landed on the cushioned floor of the couch beneath him.

A nervous snigger was then adopted by ‘no worries’ as a beaming Alcaraz put the varied elements of the trophy again collectively and held it as much as the digital camera, signing off the interview with: “Thank you very much!”

“I did it for myself, it was great,” he stated. “Beating Novak at his best, on this stage, making history, being the guy to beat him after 10 years unbeaten on that court, is amazing for me.

“It’s one thing that I’ll always remember, that is for positive. As I stated, it is nice for the brand new era, as effectively, I feel to see me beating him and making them assume that they’re succesful to do it. It’s nice for me and I feel for the younger gamers, as effectively.”