<p>Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men's tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic's long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 36-year-old Serbian had been indestructible on Wimbledon's Centre Court for a decade but on Sunday he finally met his match as he ran out of ideas to stop young gun Alcaraz from hurtling towards the title.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/who-is-wimbledon-champion-marketa-vondrousova-1237311.html">Who is Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova</a></strong></p>.<p>After the 20-year-old had broken for a 2-1 lead in the fifth set with a stupendous passing shot winner, Djokovic's racket felt the full force of his anger as he smashed it against the wooden net post to leave it in a mangled mess.</p>.<p>That earned Djokovic a second warning in the match, with the Serb also being cautioned earlier for taking too much time to launch into his serves.</p>.<p>But all that distraction failed to throw an inspired Alcaraz off course as he became the youngest man in 37 years to win the gilded Challenge Cup after Djokovic scooped a forehand into the net, leaving the Spaniard to collapse onto his back in his moment of triumph.</p>
<p>Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men's tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic's long reign at Wimbledon with a rip-roaring 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory to win the All England Club title for the first time on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 36-year-old Serbian had been indestructible on Wimbledon's Centre Court for a decade but on Sunday he finally met his match as he ran out of ideas to stop young gun Alcaraz from hurtling towards the title.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/who-is-wimbledon-champion-marketa-vondrousova-1237311.html">Who is Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova</a></strong></p>.<p>After the 20-year-old had broken for a 2-1 lead in the fifth set with a stupendous passing shot winner, Djokovic's racket felt the full force of his anger as he smashed it against the wooden net post to leave it in a mangled mess.</p>.<p>That earned Djokovic a second warning in the match, with the Serb also being cautioned earlier for taking too much time to launch into his serves.</p>.<p>But all that distraction failed to throw an inspired Alcaraz off course as he became the youngest man in 37 years to win the gilded Challenge Cup after Djokovic scooped a forehand into the net, leaving the Spaniard to collapse onto his back in his moment of triumph.</p>