Novak Djokovic has admitted that Carlos Alcaraz p****d him off by ending his reign at Wimbledon. The Spaniard became the first man in a decade to beat the world No 1 on Centre Court during this year’s final. But Djokovic responded by turning their rivalry on its head, barely losing a match for the rest of the year and beating Alcaraz twice.Djokovic suffered a defeat to Alcaraz during a thrilling five-set final at Wimbledon this summer, marking the first time since 2017 that he lost a match at SW19 and the first since 2013 that he failed to win on the main showcourt. The 20-year-old came through 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 to lift his second Grand Slam title, something that annoyed the Serb.

A seven-time champion at Wimbledon, Djokovic has now told CBS 60 Minutes that Alcaraz’s win “pissed me off so much that I needed to win everything on American soil, which I did.”

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