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This loss marked Djokovic's first defeat of the season (with Federer also being the last man to defeat Djokovic in 2010), ending a 43-match win streak, which included a 41–0 start to 2011. [150] [151] Five weeks later at Wimbledon, Djokovic replaced Nadal as the world No. 1 and then defeated him in a four set final to take his first Wimbledon ...
In 2011, in a seven-tournament span, Djokovic had the most dominant record versus a world No. 1 (5–0), defeating then No. 1, Rafael Nadal in the finals of five prestigious events; Indian Wells Open, Miami Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open, and Wimbledon before overtaking him as No. 1.
The victory made Alcaraz the first non-Big Four player to win Wimbledon since 2002 and marked Djokovic's first loss on Wimbledon's Centre Court in a decade, since losing the 2013 Wimbledon final to Murray. Djokovic then defeated Alcaraz in another epic match at the 2023 Cincinnati, in the longest best of three sets final in ATP Tour history.
It was his first Wimbledon title and third major title overall. With his loss to Djokovic in the final, Nadal ended his 20-match Wimbledon winning streak dating back to 2008, having missed the 2009 championships due to injury. It marked Nadal's fifth non-consecutive and last Wimbledon final.
After 2 hours and 28 minutes, second-seeded Djokovic defeated first-seeded Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 to win the match. This was the first time Djokovic defeated Nadal at a major, the first of an eventual seven Wimbledon titles for Djokovic, and the first time a Serbian won a Wimbledon singles title.
It is often said that the level required to win Wimbledon is higher than any other grand slam, due to the unique challenges grass presents and the short turnaround from the clay-court season.
Djokovic went on a 41-match win streak and set a then-record of 5 Masters titles won in a season. In 2015 , Djokovic won three majors in a season for the second time, improved his record of most Masters won in a season by claiming six titles, and finished the year by winning his fourth consecutive Year-end Championships title.
For all of those fascinated by numbers, the loss to Alcaraz at Wimbledon was Djokovic's first setback there since 2017 — a span of 2,195 days — because he had collected four championships in a ...