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16th July 2023
07:55pm BST

"Good afternoon to everyone," he began. "Not so good for me but good for Carlos. I have to start with praises to Carlos and his team. What a quality at the end of the match when you had to serve it out. You came up with some big plays in the big situation and you absolutely deserve it. Amazing.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1680636709296300032"I thought I would have trouble with you only on clay and hard court, but not on grass! Now it's a different story from this year obviously. Congrats; amazing way to adapt to the surface [that] you played maybe one or twice. Amazing, what you did in Queens and congratulations to everybody in your team.
"As for me, you never like to lose matches like these but I guess when all the emotions are settled I'll have to be very grateful. I won many tight and close matches in the past here, to name a few. 2019 against Roger [Federer]. Maybe I should have lost a few finals that I won so maybe this is even stevens."
"I've been blessed with so many incredible matches throughout my career. I'm really grateful. I lost to a better player and I have to move on stronger."
When he was asked if he had a message for his team, up in one of the boxes, Djokovic looked up and noticed his young son. He commented:
https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1680642032107237377 "It’s a dream come true for me," reflected winner Carlos Alcaraz. "I said before it would be so good to win but even if would have lost I would be really proud of myself."It's nice to see my son still there, still smiling."
He then paused, overcome with emotion, before checking his tears and saying, "I love you, thank you for supporting me and we can all have a big hug, and love each other. Thank you."
"Making history in this beautiful tournament, playing a final against a legend of the sport. It’s a dream come true."
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