The 2023 Wimbledon Championships have come to an end with Carlos Alcaraz and Markéta Vondroušová becoming the latest winners of the iconic grass tournament singles events in England.
Alcaraz, who entered the competition as the No. 1 seed in the gentlemen’s draw, got past No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the final by a score of 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. That was not an easy task, as the Serbian veteran was riding a 34-winning streak at Wimbledon and had not lost at the All England Club since 2017.
Their meeting on Sunday lasted four hours and 42 minutes. It was a short-awaited rematch from the French Open semifinal last month when Djokovic came out victorious in four sets. Alcaraz had struggled with cramps at Roland-Garros, but the 20-year-old stayed solid at the All England Club to claim the second Grand Slam title of his young career.
On the women’s side, Markéta Vondroušová became the first unseeded woman to win the Wimbledon singles title with a 6-4,6-4 victory over No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur. Its only the second WTA tour win for Vondroušová — her first since 2017 — who’ll move to No. 10 in the WTA rankings with the win. Jabeur, meanwhile is the runner up at Wimbledon for a second straight year, and has lost all three of her career Grand Slam finals.
Djokovic didn’t walk away with a trophy, but the 23-time Grand Slam champion was still able to add more achievements to his already impressive resume at Wimbledon. With his second-round victory against Jordan Thompson, Djokovic became one of only three players in tennis history with 350 wins in Grand Slam singles matches — joining Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal.
After taking down No. 7 Andrey Rublev in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, Djokovic reached a major semifinal for the 46th time in his career, tying Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record.
This year’s Wimbledon has had headlines that are not all about the game. The All England Club increased security after protesters had been disrupting other events in England, however, two climate protesters still managed to interrupt the first-round match between Sho Shimabukuro and Grigor Dimitrov. Two people were arrested after they threw orange-colored confetti and jigsaw puzzle pieces onto Court 18.
A notable absence from this year’s tournament is Nick Kyrgios, who played Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last year. He announced on July 2 that he was withdrawing from this year’s tournament due to a torn ligament in his wrist.
“I tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didn’t have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon,” Kyrgios wrote on an Instagram story.
Gentlemen’s final result
Ladies’ final result
Men’s seeds
1. Carlos Alacaraz
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Casper Ruud
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Holger Rune
7. Andrey Rublev
8. Jannik Sinner
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Frances Tiafoe
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime
12. Cameron Norrie
13. Borna Coric
14. Lorenzo Musetti
15. Alex de Minaur
16. Tommy Paul
17. Hubert Hurkacz
18. Francisco Cerundolo
19. Alexander Zverev
20. Roberto Bautista Agut
21. Grigor Dimitrov
22. Sebastian Korda
23. Alexander Bublik
24. Yoshi Nishioka
25. Nicolas Jarry
26. Denis Shapovalov
27. Daniel Evans
28. Tallon Griekspoor
29. Thomas Martin Etcheverry
30. Nick Kyrgios
31. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
32. Ben Shelton
Women’s seeds
1. Iga Świątek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Coco Gauff
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Petra Kvitová
10. Barbora Krejčíková
11. Daria Kasatkina
12. Veronika Kudermetova
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia
14. Belinda Bencic
15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Karolína Muchová
17. Jeļena Ostapenko
18. Karolína Plíšková
19. Victoria Azarenka
20. Donna Vekić
21. Ekaterina Alexandrova
22. Anastasia Potapova
23. Magda Linette
24. Zheng Qinwen
25. Madison Keys
26. Anhelina Kalinina
27. Bernarda Pera
28. Elise Mertens
29. Irina-Camelia Begu
30. Petra Martić
31. Mayar Sherif
32. Marie Bouzkova
