On July 14, 2024, Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon against Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard defeated the 7-time Wimbledon champion in three straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4), at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in South London on Sunday. This win took Alcaraz’s total Grand Slam victories to four, having previously won the French Open (2024), US Open (2022), and Wimbledon (2023).
Alcaraz, who took over 5 hours to triumph over Djokovic in the epic Wimbledon final showdown in 2023, wrapped the match in 2 hours and 27 minutes this time. The Spaniard became the fourth player in tennis history, after Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg, and Mats Wilander, to win four Grand Slam titles under the age of 21.
Carlos Alcaraz took home this staggering amount after defeating Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon 2024 final
In the post-match statement, Alcaraz expressed his excitement at winning his second Wimbledon title. “Well, I’ve been just fighting, believing, I don’t know, it’s a huge honour for me to be a part of those players who have achieved Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year. Really glad to be, you know, in the same table as (Djokovic), to do it, huge champions. I’m not considering myself a champion yet, but you know, I’m trying to,” he said.
According to Business Standard, Hindustan Times, and other reports, Carlos Alcaraz took home prize money of £2,700,000 ie. $3,427,396 (approximately Rs 29 crore). Meanwhile, on the other hand, first runners-up Novak Djokovic received a sum of £1,400,000 ie. $1,777,168 (over Rs 14 crore).
Novak Djokovic, who lost his World No. 1 ranking to Jannik Sinner earlier this year, praised Alcaraz for dominating the game from the very start. “It obviously was not the result I wanted but of course, in the first couple of sets the level of tennis wasn’t up to par from my side. But credit to Carlos for playing elite tennis, especially from the back of the court, he had it all today,” the Serbian said post the match.
According to Marca, each semi-finalist received a prize amount of £715,000, while the quarter-finalists earned around £375,000.
Carlos Alcaraz’s net worth
According to Sportskeeda and publicly available data, Carlos Alcaraz has an estimated net worth of $15 million (over Rs 125 crore).
