Wimbledon 2024: Can Carlos Alcaraz and Markéta Vondroušová defend their titles?
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Wimbledon is widely considered the crown jewel of the tennis calendar, a tournament many players have dreamt of winning since they first picked up a racket.
Wimbledon is widely considered the crown jewel of the tennis calendar, a tournament many players have dreamt of winning since they first picked up a racket. Last year, Carlos Alcaraz downed Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller in the men’s final, while Markéta Vondroušová became the first unseeded woman in history to win the Wimbledon title after beating Ons Jabeur. Alcaraz goes into the tournament as the joint favorite, alongside Jannik Sinner, to win the men’s title. The Spaniard will justifiably be feeling confident after winning a Masters 1000 title on the hard courts of Indian Wells this season, before claiming his first French Open title on the Roland Garros clay. Alcaraz, the No. 3 seed, silenced any doubts around his ability to adapt to the grass last season by winning the Queen’s Club title in only his third grass court tournament, which provided the springboard for his Wimbledon success just two weeks later. This season, however, preparations for the All England Club have been less than ideal.
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