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What is Wimbledon?
Wimbledon, also known as The Championships, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It began in 1877. It's one of the four big tennis tournaments called '[[Grand Slams::A series of significant tournaments in a single sport held in the same year. They are the French Open, US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon in tennis.]].' Wimbledon is played on a grass court.
The latest Wimbledon tournament finished on 16th July 2023. Carlos Alcaraz won the men's singles category.
Whom did Carlos Alcaraz defeat to win Wimbledon Men’s Singles 2023?
Carlos Alcaraz is a 20-year-old tennis player from Spain. He won against Novak Djokovic in the final match of the tournament.
He became the first person, apart from the “big four” players (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray), to win this tournament since 2002.
Carlos Alcaraz is a rising star in tennis and is ranked as the number one player in the men's category by the [[Association::A group formed by people in order to achieve a specific goal.]] of Tennis [[Professioal::Doing something for a living rather than a hobby. For example, a professional tennis player.]](ATP).
Who are the other winners of Wimbledon 2023?
This tournament has different categories. They are men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and mixed doubles.
Markéta Vondroušová won the Women’s Singles. Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski won the men’s doubles.
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová won the women’s doubles, and Mate Pavić and Lyudmyla Kichenok won the mixed doubles this year.
Quick Revision
Oldest tennis event (since 1877), played on grass
Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic (Men’s).
Markéta Vondroušová won (Women’s).
Doubles: Koolhof–Skupski, Hsieh–Strýcová, Pavić–Kichenok.
Ended 16 July 2023.
