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In the end, Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.  It was a very close five-setter.  How did it happen?  What does it mean?  Where does the field stand?  And on the second last day, Marketa Vondrousova pulled a rabbit out of a hat and took the ladies’ title.  Is it an indication of more to come from her? Just before the finals, I expected that Ons Jabeur and Djokovic would win.   Granted it was possible to imagine scenarios in which Vondrousova and Alcaraz won, but the odds and bookies agreed, the favourites were Ons and Novak.   So what went wrong for them?   The Women Jabeur had one of the most remarkable runs in recent memory to get to this slam final.   She’d not had a strong year.   She did win the 500 in Charleston and make the quarters of Roland Garros, but otherwise, for a world #2, where she finished 2022, her results had dropped her to #6.   But as Wimbledon dawned she became a woman on a ...

Is Novak Djokovic really invincible?  Or will the lesson Carlos Alcaraz learned at the French, and his recent title on grass, make him ready for revenge at Wimbledon?  Can anyone else challenge the top on grass?   First Quarter Carlos Alcaraz managed to just sneak past Djokovic in the ranking points last week and claim the #1 seeding for Wimbledon.   Of course had Wimbledon counted for points last year, Djokovic would be far ahead, but either way, they wouldn’t meet until the final.   The tennis commentariat has breathed a collective sigh of relief since Alcaraz’s title at Queens last week.   We knew Alcaraz was very good, we suspected his game translated well to grass, but we didn’t have proof. Now we know he can win on the surface. But the beatdown he received from Djokovic at Roland Garros leaves some major question marks. While Alcaraz showed he can play at Djokovic’s level, the mental and physical strain necessary to do so brought on full-bo...