Wimbledon followers received it flawed about Novak Djokovic after boos and tears in loss

Express Sport readers received it flawed about Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon after Carlos Alcaraz shocked the Serb on Centre Court. Djokovic was the standout favorite to win the lads’s last and declare what would have been his eighth title on the All England Club.

Alcaraz nevertheless clinched victory in a five-set thriller that lasted 4 hours and 42 minutes. And it was a dramatic match that noticed Djokovic lose his cool and smash his racket towards the web put up, receiving a code violation after earlier being handed a time violation.

He was booed a number of instances within the match for his antics and made positive to wind up the gang when he received the chance, blowing kisses at one fan. Djokovic was additionally in tears in his post-match interview as he thanked his son Stefan for his help.

And few noticed such scenes coming – with many predicting the 23-time Grand Slam champion could be crying tears of pleasure if something. In an Express Sport ballot, of 12,274 voters, Djokovic received 62 per cent of the vote. Exactly 7,589 individuals mentioned the 36-year-old could be topped Wimbledon champion for the fifth time in a row.

An extra 28 per cent (3,452 individuals) thought Alcaraz would win the grass-court Slam earlier than it started. While simply 10 per cent of voters thought one other man could be topped the victor, with Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner having been different pre-tournament candidates.

Djokovic confessed to being shocked by Alcaraz and simply how good the 20-year-old was at Wimbledon. “His game is developed for clay and probably slower hard courts but, grass, I must say he surprised me,” he admitted. “I must say the slices, the chipping returns, the net play, it’s very impressive.

“I didn’t expect him to play so well this year on grass, but he’s proven that he’s the best player in the world, no doubt. He’s playing some fantastic tennis on different surfaces and he deserves to be where he is.”

He added: “I would hope so [this is the beginning of a big rivalry], for my sake. He’s going to be on the tour for quite some time. I don’t know how long I’ll be around. Let’s see. It’s been only three matches that we played against each other.

“Three really close matches. Two already this year in later stages of Grand Slams. I hope we get to play in US Open. Why not? I think it’s good for the sport, 1 and 2 in the world facing each other in almost a five-hours, five-set thriller. Couldn’t be better for our sport in general, so why not?”

The US Open will get underway Monday 28 August in New York. Djokovic might be seeking to win his third Slam of 2022 at Flushing Meadows after the Australian Open and French Open. Before the fourth and last Slam are Masters occasions in Toronto and Cincinnati.