Djokovic was broken five times and only won one of the 21-year-old Alcaraz’s service games.
“Being able to reach the finals of Wimbledon ... (is) a great confidence boost. But I also feel like in a matchup today against the best player right now in the world, for sure — I mean, other than Jannik, and both of them are the best this year by far — I feel like I’m not at that level,” Djokovic said.
“In order to really have a chance to, I guess, beat these guys in Grand Slam latter stages or Olympics,” he added, “I’m going to have to play much better than I did today and feel much better than I did today.”
Still, like most people, Alcaraz was impressed that Djokovic managed to make it all the way to the final at Wimbledon.
“What he has done this tournament — with a surgery just before a few weeks before the tournament — (began) is amazing. It is unbelievable.”
The next goal for Djokovic is the Summer Games; the tennis competition starts at Roland Garros on July 27.
An Olympic gold is pretty much the only accolade missing from a resume that includes 10 titles at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon, four at the U.S. Open — where his title defense begins on Aug. 26 — and three at the French Open, along with a total of 98 tour-level titles and more weeks spent at No. 1 in the rankings than any other player.
He’ll analyze where there’s room for improvement. He’ll train and practice to try to be at his best.
What he won’t do is harbor regrets about what he could have done differently against Alcaraz on this particular afternoon in England.
“Of course, I can always be self-critical, which I am. I can always find the flaws, which I can already see. Things that I maybe should have executed better,” Djokovic said Sunday. “I don’t think that would change too much the course of the match, to be honest.”
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