Carlos Alcaraz a remporté ce dimanche son 2ème titre du Grand Chelem et son 1er Wimbledon en venant à bout de Novak Djokovic en cinq sets. Un combat époustouflant de 4h42 conclu sur le score de 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Rallies interminables, passings cliniques, intensité physique, les spectateurs du Centre Court ont assisté à un match qui entrera dans la légende. Le joueur de 20 ans met donc fin à une série de 27 victoires consécutifs du Serbe sur le gazon anglais, et l’empêche de remporter son 24e Grand Chelem. Le "Djoker" s'est exprimé en conférence de presse et n'a pas hésité à employer des mots forts pour souligner l'énorme perf de son adversaire.
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00:00 Yeah, I mean, as I said on the court,
00:03 I won some epic finals that was very close to losing,
00:06 so maybe this is a kind of a fair and square deal,
00:11 I guess, to lose a match like this for me here,
00:14 even though, of course, it hurts.
00:15 It's never easy to lose a close match.
00:18 But credit to Carlos, amazing poise in the important moments
00:24 for someone of his age to handle the nerves like this
00:28 and be playing attacking tennis.
00:31 And to close out the match the way he did,
00:33 I thought I returned very well that last game,
00:35 but he was just coming up with some amazing, amazing shots.
00:39 So yeah, congratulations to him and to his team.
00:44 What a tournament for him.
00:45 You know, what a match today to be part of.
00:47 I hope, yeah, everyone enjoyed it.
00:51 I move on.
00:53 Neil?
00:54 Yeah, I knew.
00:55 Neil from the--
00:55 Can I ask you about the two code violations you got?
00:58 First one, what are the timing of that,
01:00 just at that crucial time of the match?
01:02 And also the second one, did it just sum up your frustration
01:04 of the way the match was going?
01:06 There's not much to talk about that.
01:08 You know, it's just--
01:11 the second one was frustration, you know,
01:13 that I had break points in the second game.
01:17 Yeah, just a tough, tough couple of points.
01:21 And he played amazing to break my serve,
01:24 which was enough to win the fifth.
01:27 The first one was the time violation.
01:29 So yeah, it's not a great moment again,
01:34 but you just kind of have to accept it.
01:38 And you fought hard to get back into that match.
01:41 And I'm just wondering if you have to have a regret.
01:44 Is it that point for, you know, to get up a break in the fifth,
01:47 or is it a tie break in the second?
01:49 I would say tie break in the second.
01:51 Due to backhands, they've kind of let me down, to be honest.
01:55 Sad point, I missed the backhand.
01:57 He did play a backhand that was quite long in the court
02:03 and had a little bit of a bad bounce,
02:06 but I should not have missed that shot.
02:09 And then in six hole, again, another backhand
02:12 from middle of the court in the net.
02:14 You know, just two very poor backhands.
02:18 And that's it.
02:19 You know, the match shifted to his side.
02:23 It turned around.
02:25 He just raised his level so much.
02:27 You know, in the third, I wasn't myself for quite some time.
02:33 I managed to regroup and regain the momentum midway
02:37 in the fourth.
02:40 And I felt that the momentum shifted to my side.
02:42 So that was my chance.
02:43 That was my opportunity.
02:44 And that break point was, I think,
02:46 I played a really good point, kind of set up that drive volley.
02:49 And, you know, it was very, very windy today.
02:52 So the wind kind of took it to an awkward place
02:57 where I couldn't hit the smash.
02:58 I had to hit the drive volley, kind of falling back.
03:01 And I saw him peripherically running to the opposite corner.
03:06 And I wanted to kind of wrong foot him with that drive volley.
03:09 And I missed.
03:10 Yeah, and then obviously made a break next game,
03:13 which was enough to hold the serve all the way till the end.
03:15 But some regrets, I must say.
03:18 I had my chances.
03:20 And I could have, I think, closed out that second set tie break
03:23 better.
03:24 But credit to him for fighting and showing
03:28 some incredible defensive skills and passing shots that
03:32 got him the break in the fifth.
03:34 And he was a deserved winner today, no doubt.
03:39 Now back to David Waldstein, New York Times.
03:41 Do you feel like this is the beginning of a big rivalry?
03:46 Hope so.
03:47 I mean, for my sake, he's going to be on the tour
03:52 for quite some time.
03:54 I mean, I don't know how long I'll be around.
03:56 But yeah, I mean, let's see.
03:59 You know, it's been only three matches
04:01 that we played against each other, three really
04:03 close matches.
04:06 Two already this year in later stages of Grand Slams.
04:11 Yeah, I hope we get to play in the US Open.
04:13 Why not?
04:14 You know, I think it's good for a sport,
04:16 playing one and two in the world facing each other
04:20 in almost a five set, five hours, five set thriller.
04:25 It couldn't be better for our sport in general.
04:28 So why not?
04:28 [INAUDIBLE]
04:31 Are you surprised by how quickly Carlos has adapted to play,
04:34 to hard court and to grass, and he's beating you
04:36 and winning trophies so early?
04:38 To clay?
04:38 No, I'm not surprised because he grew up on clay
04:41 and his game is obviously suited and developed for clay
04:44 and probably slower, slower hard courts.
04:48 But yeah, grass, I must say that he surprised me,
04:51 he surprised everyone how quickly he adapted to grass
04:55 this year because he hasn't had too many wins on grass
04:59 in the last two years that he played.
05:03 And obviously him coming from clay
05:06 and playing the way, having the kind of a style that he has,
05:10 you know, I think Queens helped him a lot.
05:13 He was close to lose that first match, opening match in Queens.
05:16 And then he just started to gain momentum,
05:20 more and more wins against really good players.
05:22 And Wimbledon courts are slower than Orange Courts or maybe
05:27 Queens Court.
05:27 So it's more suitable for, I guess,
05:31 the baseliners like he is.
05:33 But I must say, you know, the slices,
05:36 the kind of chipping returns and the net play,
05:39 it's very impressive.
05:40 You know, I didn't expect him to play so well this year on grass,
05:46 but he's proven that, you know,
05:50 he's the best player in the world, no doubt.
05:52 I mean, he's playing some fantastic tennis
05:54 on different surfaces and he deserves to be where he is.
06:01 But if you had to pick one quality that you think is his
06:04 greatest strength, what would it be?
06:06 And is there anyone else you've played in the past or seen
06:11 play to whom you would compare Carlos?
06:13 I think people have been talking in the past
06:17 12 months or so about
06:22 his game being consisting of certain elements
06:27 from Roger Ruff and myself.
06:30 I would agree with that.
06:31 I think he's got basically best of all three worlds.
06:34 He's got this mental resilience
06:40 and really maturity for someone who is 20 years old.
06:45 It's quite impressive.
06:46 He's got this, you know, Spanish bull mentality of competitiveness
06:51 and fighting spirit and incredible defense that we've seen with Ruff over the years.
06:56 And I think he's got some nice sliding backhands that he's got.
07:01 Maybe he's got some similarities with my backhands.
07:05 And he's just, yeah, two-handed backhands and defense and being able to adapt.
07:11 I think that has been my personal strength for many years.
07:15 And he has it, too.
07:17 So I haven't played a player like him ever, to be honest.
07:20 You know, Roger and Ruff have their own, obviously, strengths and weaknesses.
07:25 But Carlos is a very complete player.
07:30 Amazing adapting capabilities that I think are a key for longevity
07:37 and for a successful career on all surfaces.
07:41 Just on the racket smash on the net,
07:47 I just wonder, you spoke about a few regrets you had during the match.
07:50 Do you regret that?
07:50 And we don't often see that kind of reaction from you.
07:53 Yeah.
07:54 What did you feel in that moment?
07:56 I mean, it was a frustration in the moment I answered to a colleague
07:59 two minutes ago about that.
08:02 There's not much to say about that.