2023-07-16 21:50 United Daily News reporter Zeng Siru/Real-time report Jokevich.Associated Press
Not only to win the Wimbledon men’s singles championship, but also to compete for the “world champion”. Today there was a cross-generational top showdown. In the first set, Xiaoyue won 5 rounds in a row and took the lead with 6:1.
Xiao Yue is the defending champion of Wimbledon. This year, if he completes consecutive titles, he will be able to tie Roger Federer’s eight grass-court Grand Slam titles and women’s tennis legend Margaret Court’s 24. Grand Slam record.
The 36-year-old Xiaoyue won the French Open last month. With 23 Grand Slam gold cups, he is the most in men’s tennis. If Wimbledon can reach the top again, he will have the opportunity to become the first “all-round winner” to complete all four Grand Slams in the same year since 1969. Grand Slam” record.
The 20-year-old Alcaraz is about 16 years younger. When he won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open in 2008, Alcaraz was under 5 years old. The difference between the two is 15 years and 348 days. The grand slam final is a generational duel with the third age difference; if Xiao Yue wins the championship, he will become the oldest Wimbledon champion, and Alcaraz will seek the third youngest men’s singles champion in the grass-court Grand Slam.
This is the third time the two have met in their careers. In the first set, Xiaoyue scored a 5-0 absolute advantage. Although Alcaraz, the top seed, kept his serve in the 6th game, he still scored 1:0. 6 give up the first set.
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