Novak Djokovic stung by Navratilova as Wimbledon champ Alcaraz singles her out

“I was just enjoying the mastery of it but particularly when Carlos was serving for the match and he missed the first drop shot. He comes right back and hits another drop shot and a top spin lob on the next point.

“I went loopy as a result of to go together with that contact once you’re that nervous, serving for the match, your coronary heart is pounding, it was simply wonderful. As Novak mentioned yesterday, he misplaced to a greater participant.”

Navratilova gained 18 Grand Slam singles titles in her profession, six adrift of the all-time file held by Margaret Court. Djokovic is essentially the most profitable males’s participant, with 23 titles to his identify.

He will subsequent have the prospect to equal Court’s file on the US Open later this 12 months. However, Alcaraz will likely be again to defend his crown after profitable in New York on the age of 19 final September.