Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Wimbledon 2024

Carlos Alcaraz continues to make a name for himself as he successfully defended his Wimbledon title, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in the final. Alcaraz has now beaten Djokovic in back-to-back Wimbledon finals (he did this too in 2023), which is an amazing feat considering Novak's legendary status and how no one else outside of Carlos has beaten him at Wimbledon since 2018. This is Carlos' second Wimbledon title, his fourth major championship, and his second Grand Slam title this year. Carlos is really on track to be one of the all-time greats in tennis and he is only 21 years old. Amazing! Barbora Krejcikova won her first Wimbledon title and her second Grand Slam trophy, defeating Jasmine Paolini in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. This is an amazing result for Krejcikova who hasn't made too much of an impact in a Grand Slam event since her French Open win in 2021. In fact, since then, she has only made it past the 1st week of a major three times and in those cases, she did not advance past the quarterfinals. Barbora paid tribute to her ex-coach and mentor, Jana Novotna, who herself won Wimbledon in 1998 (Jana sadly passed away 7 years ago). Diede De Groot has added to her legacy yet again, defeating Aniek van Koot in the Women's Wheelchair championship match 6-4, 6-4. This is now Diede's 4th Wimbledon in a row, her 6th Wimbledone in total, her 16th Grand Slam Women's Wheelchair title in a row, and her 23rd grand slam singles title. She also has 18 Grand Slam doubles titles, making her a truly dominant force in women's wheelchair tennis. Congratulations Carlos, Barbora, and Diede!
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