New Delhi: It wasn’t so much the defeat as the manner of it. Carlos Alcaraz didn’t just beat Novak Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon. He crushed him. The Serbian was never in it – not in the first set when he was dumping easy volleys into the net, not in the second when Alcaraz was cracking winners on all flanks, and not even in the third when the 24-time Grand Slam champion saved three match points to force a
Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the men's singles final against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. (REUTERS)
Ashish Magotra has been a journalist for over 25 years with stints at Rediff.com, Daily News and Analysis, Mumbai Mirror, Firstpost.com, Scroll.in and now, as National Sports Editor, at the Hindustan Times. While his work often focuses on international and domestic cricket, covering major tournaments, bilateral series, and key developments in the sport, he has also written on other sports such as tennis, chess and football. Olympic sports have also been an area of deep interest. His journey as a sports writer has seen him cover major events in India and all over the world and that in turn, has shown him that the sporting life is an incredible mixture of skill, luck, grit and so much more. The best stories in sport aren't what you see on the field alone and as a journalist, we sometimes have the privilege of watching these moments take shape and that remains the greatest joy of covering and watching sport. He remains deeply passionate about the state of the sporting ecosystem in India and what can be done to improve it. If he is online, he will usually be watching live sport, highlights or old, grainy footage from times gone by. If not that then, tech, comics, music and a generous dose of madness propel him to the next sporting miracle.
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